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"Haniyeh says hopes Shalit affair will end soon as well
In press conference at dismissed Palestinian prime minister's home, freed British journalist Alan Johnston warmly thanks Hamas for efforts to release him. Haniyeh says kidnapped IDF soldier could also be released 'if Israel thinks reasonably'
Ali Waked
| Published: | 07.04.07, 07:13 / Israel News |
Dismissed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday morning that he hoped the release of British journalist Alan Johnston would also bring an end to the affair of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Haniyeh spoke at a joint press conference with Johnston, who had arrived at his home at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza several hours after his release.
He congratulated Johnston's family and his colleagues and said that "this is a happy moment for the Palestinian people."
Haniyeh, who had recently been given a cold shoulder by the international community following Hamas' takeover of Gaza, flaunted his new achievement, saying that Johnston's kidnapping was on the top of the Palestinian agenda since the first day.
He also said that Israel's actions were to blame for the delay in the efforts to release the reporter.
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Haniyeh said that the negotiations for Johnston's release included talks between the Hamas leadership abroad and the British government. Hinting at the Palestinian emergency government operating in the West Bank, he said "I hope order, security, stability and the end of anarchy will also reach them."
He took advantage of the opportunity to turn to "our brothers in Ramallah," saying "if the intentions are good, we will be able to reach a dialogue and unity between us."
Johnston thanked the Hamas movement for releasing him and said that without Hamas' efforts, he would have stayed in captivity for a long time. He added that his abductors moved him twice during his time in captivity, which lasted close to four months.
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I'm happy, at one prisoner has been released.
But it so looks like a deliberate public relations campaign from Hamas, needing to proove that they are able to keep order and security (?) in the Gaza-strip.
But i hope from the bottom of my heart that Gilad Shalit will also soon return to his family,after over a year of captivity.
