On Wednesday night, as Am Yisrael sits down to seder, Noam and Aviva Shalit will mark their third Seder with their son Gilad in Hamas captivity if chas v�sholom he is not released by then.

On Monday, NGOs working for Gilad�s release will march from Tel Aviv�s Rabin Square to Metzudat Ze�ev, Likud headquarters, carrying banners �we are waiting for Gilad� as they call on the new administration to place Shalit�s release atop the government agenda.

The NGOs also plan a Seder on Wednesday, opposite the Prime Minister�s Residence in Jerusalem. Family members are expected to take part. Invitations were sent out to all 120 MKs. The organizers plan to ask �Why is this night different.� Because on all nights the government says it is doing everything possible to bring Gilad home but tonight, we don�t believe it any longer.�

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)