Hamas War Crime:

Treatment of Prisoners - Gilat Shalit

"That man has suffered enough! The Palestinians say they will release him after the illegal blockade is lifted and Palestinian prisoners are released simultaneously." Guest ifor.

It is illegal to take hostages and demand your enemy comply with demands in exchange for that prisoners well being or release.

Other illegal actions relating to his imprisonment are that he has no direct contact with his family or with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Nobody knows whether he is alive or dead - last word was that he meant less than a cat to his captors - case of mind over matter eh CarolC, Guest ifor, they don't mind because he doesn't matter.

This of course will most likely turn out with the return not of Gilat Shalit but with the return of the body of Gilat Shalit.

If there is one law for the goose it should be the same law for the gander. Perhaps Israel should treat their Hamas prisoners in the same manner.