gilad shalit is not an american. he's an israeli soldier that's % been held captive by hamas for four years. his parents are not americans. i don't know that he's ever even been to the united states, but i would contend that nonetheless he's one of us. why? most simply because he's a soldier serving in the army of a fellow democracy. a longstanding ally that's fighting a war that is backed by those committed to thee destruction of the jewish state and the annihilation of all jews in israel. some may doubt that such shocking bigotry is possible in the year 2010. it's not really merely possible and it's not an overstatement. it's reality. on june 11, not even two weeks ago, hamas authorities in gaza broadcast the following sermon. and this is a quote directly from that sermon. whoever believes that our battle with the jews and the crusaders has subsided or is dormant is living in delusions. the jews are convinced that their annihilation and the destruction of their state will never be accomplished by secretary lahr rea

concrete steps towards the -- principles on conditional release upper -- un conditional release of gilad shalit. is clear more than ever that the only long-term and sustainable solution to the conflict that has spawned these tragic events is a two-stage solution that achieves a viable palestinian state living alongside a secure israel, with the right to live in peace and security recognized by all of her neighbors. the proximity talks, the underway are more important than ever. these events should not undermine peace talks, but instead, underline jin importa -- underline just how important they are. the government will continue to keep the house informed of developments. >> david miliband. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i said in the queen's speech debate last week that a policy of a ignoringgaza in the searchaza for peace will not work. the blockade is a barrier to any hope of peace at all. the attack by the israeli defense forces is the latest in a series of a self-defeating and deadly moves by successive israeli governments in gaza. on this side of the house, we joined the internati