Gilad Shalit's father is planning a bid for political office in Israel.
Noam Shalit, who spent much of the last two years camped outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem to encourage political action to secure his kidnapped son's freedom, is hoping to become a Knesset member for the Labour Party.
His son was freed from the clutches of Hamas last October, after more than five years in captivity, after the Israeli government agreed to a prisoner swap.
The family's struggle to secure the soldier's return was taken up by politcians from across the spectrum, but Mr Shalit has been a Labour Party member for more than 15 years.
