In this photo taken Thursday, July 12, 2012, freed Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, center, speaks with the French Ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot at theA mbassador’s residence in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nine months after he was freed from Hamas captivity in a massive prisoner swap, Gilad Schalit is emerging from the shadows, showing up at parties, sporting events and in gossip columns. But the shy former soldier remains an enigma. He's refrained from giving interviews and has shared few details about his five and a half years of captivity in a Gaza basement. Unlike former prisoners of war, though, he hasn't vanished from sight either. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)