Father of Kidnapped Soldier Speaks Out

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Array of what is happening in the Middle East typically follows you.

Around the world and it certainly does in this case I want to bring in known shall -- -- gentleman.

Who you and I have -- we often meet in a street corner in Jerusalem in you have a tent set outside the prime minister's house.

Where you and your wife now live taking up visual visual.

As his son -- lead Chile was kidnapped five years ago it's still being held by.

The group Hamas inside.

They Gaza Strip is -- bargaining tool for lack of a better word as they try to extract a severe price from the Israeli government in terms of trying.

To get back a number of their prisoners you see a picture right there of the young man -- army uniform He was attacked.

As He stood guard along the Gaza border a number of his friends and comrades were wounded and killed in the attack -- -- Allegedly -- we don't know for sure but perhaps suffered a broken hand was wounded and is now being held by Hamas from bringing his father right now.

What is it like now five years later do you still hold out hope that your son's going to be brought home what what's the emotion you're feeling.

-- -- -- -- We cannot.

Imagine that He would not come home make.

-- -- -- -- We have to could from this.

To achieve this -- -- -- you've worked very hard for a number of years living in a tent living outside the prime minister's house.

Do you think the Israeli government is doing enough to bring your son home.

Where do you -- an attempt to phone unless we you know one you see is saying June 2010.

Of course we we demand from an -- government from prime minister.

-- To do mode because in knowing that -- so those.

Nomo was -- -- fortunately enough to five meals more than five years -- mutual's.

And this week in nineteen -- good days of -- -- We is I know is I've been here we -- we we can have only one so only one of those ceases to see -- -- that live at home.

You it has often been said to me by parents that I had interviewed the folks who are either killed or captured.

Soldiers especially that as parents they would.

They would welcome the chance to trade places with their son rather than have their son suffer in the way that they view.

What is it like for a parent for a man who raised his child to realize that he's being held.

In what can't be good conditions by a group that he's been known to certainly kill and harm -- hostages.

Did your -- there and other than doing what you're doing there's not a lot you can physically do about it.

Where we have time no best do we know -- -- We don't have any income of Steve.

To sleep the -- the C -- common way to we know that TA if we're not to be active and we relief from -- -- -- -- The chances to see him and make an Ivo really no so.

We can we have to push although loyalists to push for them to learn to learn new and powerful phone to achieve he's.

-- -- -- How do you how do you see the issue of fairness the international community has been discussing for a long time the plight of the Palestinians in the sense that.

They see Israel as -- pressing and they say that Israel needs to be more they see Israel needs to lift the blockade of Gaza.

Do you think the international community who's cried so loudly for the rights of Palestinians is crying loudly enough to try and help your son.

Growth -- not concerned because they.

The candidate the sale of these guys is -- only one man one -- -- number of Palestinians so or.

-- -- millions.

But.

-- Anyway it's not the same issue and you cannot.

A man who are wrong was go wrong you know -- -- some.

-- -- always.

Thickness of the Palestinians so that -- who cannot demand these muses the long.

We demand from -- we -- from.

Clearly the man from the Palestinians to.

And -- they need to feel especially now when they are coming to do you then asking asking for state had the votes and a couple of right.

I ask you for -- to -- who have done or read any kind of -- nation or.

-- legitimacy.

They should stop immediately these so these.

-- -- often commission on humanitarian you know.

It doesn't go to get 1000001 hand to two.

-- originated as and it doesn't work has asked for -- stated they whereas normal people at the same time.

Right right here's another go to bed it's so it's so basic and so that's.

No usually demand who has worked very hard tirelessly.

For your son he's in captivity for five years and we sure appreciate you.

Joining us here today which -- best to -- in.

Godspeed as you work to -- your son back home.

Thank you very much I'm usually here I'm Leland -- on this Friday afternoon Tracy Byrnes is up next.

Here on the foxnews.com.

Live show from New York thanks for joining us have a great --

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