Poor Israeli Soldier

His name is Gila Shalit. He is 19. He is the bargaining chip that the Hama led Palestinians are tryin to use to get political prisoners freed from the Israeli jails. This Cpl. in the Israeli army was a tank gunner when militants attacked his checkpoint and took him captive. Israel does not take it lightly when one of its own gets captured in such a way. They ran their tanks all along the Gaza Strip and are now tensely waiting the return of their boy. If he returns in any worse shape than how he was picked up then war will tear thru the middle east.

The interesting thing about the middle east is how the conflicts there haven't changed since Ishmael walked away from Abraham. Israel is right in the middle over the Holy Land that they claim as their own. The Islamic religion unfortunately has many holy sites within the walls of the Jewish held territory. The Israeli state doesn't exsist in the eyes of the Palestinians and the Palestinians dont exsist in the eyes of the Israelis. What is most disturbing is the willingness of surrounding Arab nations to jump in and back up Palestine in its efforts to wipe out Israel. Israel on the other hand has an insane track record for being able to fight. Anyone remember the 7 day war?