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Under: Around The World, Palestine, Uncategorized @ 9:27 am on Friday, 02.1.08

The de facto government in the Gaza Strip released a senior advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Friday after holding him for almost 50 days in a Gaza prison.

Omar Al-Ghoul, a well-known journalist and frequent critic of Hamas, was taken from his home in Gaza in December, Fatah officials said. Hamas said they released Ghoul after lengthy mediation with Palestinian factions.

Al-Ghoul was the most senior Fatah official to be arrested by Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip since the Hamas takeover of the coastal region in June 2007. He thanked all those who assisted in securing his release, describing the 46 days he spent in prison as “a sign of defending the legitimate government.”

After spending the day in Gaza Al-Ghoul will head to Ramallah to join his wife and children. Hamas leader in the West Bank, Nasser Ash-Sha’ir, said that Islamic Jihad had helped negotiate Al-Ghoul’s release, adding that he hoped his release would indicate the start of dialogue between Hamas and Fatah.[Source]

But the dude is not Fatah!

3 Comments »

mo

02.1.08 @ 12:45 pm

does the article say anything about if hamas tortured him the way fatah tortures the hamas guys they are arresting in the west bank … just curious

ohhhhh :P

Jad

02.1.08 @ 11:09 pm

If you are not forced then you are against us ;)

muhoudi

02.3.08 @ 9:07 am

Al-Guoal is certainly a man with a free voice. I hope his release lead to an internal dialogue among Palestinians although I believe that we are a long way from building a strong Palestinian nation.

I believe that this deadly strife between Hamas and Fatah is typical of a painful librating and nation building process that occupied people have to endure through to finally attain freedom. The Algerian revolution went through a much bloodier route, with many slaughtered by their own brethren and people. Iraq is going down the same path with even more devastating results that have already reduced the most powerful Arab nation into pathetic enclaves ruled by secular thugs. It is disturbing, but it is unfortunately the destiny of occupied nations who lack the military might to defeat their occupiers.

The tension between the secular and religious sectors in the Palestinian has been amassing for many years. With the main key figures, Arafat and Sheikh Yassin gone from the scene, the two sides are gearing for more confrontation. This comes at a time when the racist regime in Israel is increasingly robbing Palestinians the opportunity of building a viable country by building more settlements, isolating communities from the world and from each other and frustrating even the most moderate elements in the Palestinian community by giving them empty promises.

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