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German Parliament Demands Release of Captured Israeli Soldier
(JTA) A German parliamentary motion demanding that Hamas release captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit passed on Nov. 11. It calls for allowing the Red Cross to visit the soldier who was captured in a cross-border Gaza raid in March 2006. The motion was presented by the Christian Democratic Party and Christian Social Union, the Social Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party and the Greens.