A new book by Gershon Beskin describes the colossal effort he made to promote public support for the release of Gilad Shalit, through his constant private negotiations with Hamas to give video documentation of Shalit in captivity, to his stubborn persistence despite government hesitance, to organizing vast public support for the release of over a thousand terrorists.
Giving in to Hamas demands may be debatable, but no one can forget the national elation and relief as Gilad Shalit finally came home,