By Gal Sitty Last week we issued an action alert asking you to contact CNN to demand they cease working with disgraced Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin. This morning I received a response directly from Amin explaining why she conducted the interview with Gilad Shalit before he was released to Israel and how she hopes it would [...]
Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin conducted a forced, demeaning and immoral interview with Gilad Shalit just before he was released from five years of captivity by the terrorist organization Hamas. This gross violation of Gilad Shalit’s rights, and human decency, could possibly amount to torture and be punishable by law. During the interview Shalit was so [...]
By Gal Sitty While the death of deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi is a victory for peace and human rights, another tyrant in the Middle East continues to oppress his own people and perpetuate terror abroad. Both of these leaders mobilized their armies to attack hundreds of thousands of unarmed protesters who were asking for simple democratic [...]
By Gal Sitty Yesterday, we watched with joy the images of Shalit finally landing in Israel after over five years of being held captive in isolating and unsanitary conditions. What we saw was the end of a long personal journey for Shalit and national journey for Israel. An entire nation fought for his release and struggled [...]
By Gal Sitty Tomorrow Gilad Shalit is expected to finally return home after five long years of being unjustly imprisoned. While we are all excited to see the release of an innocent man we should use this moment to remember all those who have fallen as a result of the actions of the many convicted terrorists [...]
By Gal Sitty At about the same time this week that we learned of the deal to release kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit we also learned about an unprecedented Iranian terror plot targeting Washington, DC. ActForIsrael immediately shared this news as we tweeted about it right as the FBI issued their lengthy Press Release detailing the [...]
By Gal Sitty Yesterday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his cabinet has approved the release of approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in order to secure the return of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. This announcement comes 1,934 days after Shalit was abducted, more than five years. Shalit, 19 years old at the time of capture [...]
