us to bring him home.” A statement issued by the Elysee Palace in Paris called for the “immediate, unconditional release of Shalit,” who holds dual Israeli-French citizenship. His father Noam has been lobbying with French President Nicholas Sarkozy to help in securing the release of his son. The soldier’s French citizenship no doubt contributed to keeping him alive while in captivity in the Gaza Strip for the last 1195 days. … Gilad Shalit video shows him healthy and lucid Netanyahu’s speech …