[Conference of Presidents] On the third anniversary of the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations urged President Barack Obama to take steps to secure his release. "We would strongly urge that all avenues be utilized, particularly to press Egypt and other Arab states that have contact with his Hamas captors, to secure his release," wrote Chairman Alan Solow and Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein. Shalit has been held in total isolation without visitation by the International Red Cross.
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