In the tape, Shalit appeared in good spirits, though he asked the Israeli government to speed up negotiations for his freedom. He appeared to have recovered from a wound he received during his capture. "I have been waiting and hoping for my release a long time already. I hope the current government of Benjamin Netanyahu will not waste the opportunity to finish the deal," he said. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.