Gilad Shalit and Israeli Democracy

In this video clip Avi Melamed, founder of feenjan.com (a non-profit organization dedicated to outreach to the Arab speaking world about Israel)=is talking about the inner Israeli debate about the price Israel should pay for the release of Gilad Shalit and the way it is perceived in the Arab world.   What can the Arabs learn about Israel and Israeli society from the case of Gilad Shalit, the abducted Israeli soldier?