If there is a matir assurim list, then there is absolutely no reason why Gilad Shalit and the other missing Israeli soldiers such as Ron Arad, Zachary Baumel, Rachamim Alshich, Yosef Fink, Yehudah Katz, Zvi Feldman, and Guy Chaver should not be at the very top.
All other prisoners were probably to some degree at least a poshea if not worse, except in the rare instance a totally innocent person was convicted. I am not saying we should not daven, give funds, and do hishtadlus for all except hardened criminals who were meizidim. Nevertheless it is obvious that the Israeli soldiers must be the top priority, and were captured for selfless reasons.
MamashTakeh, that was a beautiful post.
Aishes Chayil while your point is well-taken, I find it hard to believe that even the most anti-zionist school in the world would be so hard-hearted not to include him on the list. So I am very curious if something is missing from your story. I think you or somebody should double check with the school. Nevertheless, if you are correct and the 3 boys from Japan are on the list, while Gilad is not allowed to be on it, then somebody running the school must not have all their marbles. However, I find it very hard to believe that this could be the case.