Monday, August 13, 2007

PRC spokesperson derides Israeli inability to release Corporal Shalit

Abu Mujahid - Gilad Shalit (MaanImages)

12 august 2007

Gaza
Ma'an – The spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, which were involved in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Abu Mujahid, said the group has struck a devastating blow to the Israeli intelligence and security bodies by managing to detain the soldier for over a year.

Abu Mujahid scorned the Israeli inability to obtain any information on Shalit from any one of the Palestinian factions.

At the same time, Abu Mujahid accused Shalit's family of failing to exert enough pressure on Israel to enable his release.

In an exclusive interview with Ma'an, Abu Mujahid expressed his sentiments to Shalit's family. He said, "You are failing your son, you are failing your duties to him, you value human feelings, but your government ignores them and deserts your children in the middle of a battle without making any attempt to free them."

He added "we have rights and are not asking the impossible. We have many families that are longing to see their imprisoned children; they suffer the same as you suffer. Exert some pressure on your government to meet our humanitarian demands. There is no other solution."

Abu Mujahid said that there have been no negotiations between the three factions responsible for Shalit's detention: Qassam Brigades of Hamas, Army of Islam and the An Nasser Salah Brigades of the PRC; and the Egyptian mediators for over three months. However, he said he is optimistic about the case of Shalit.

He accused Ehud Olmert's government of preventing Shalit's freedom.

In conclusion, Abu Mujahid appealed to prisoners and their families to trust in the efforts being made for the release of Palestinian detainees.

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