Hamas: 'Shalit law' to make soldier's release more difficult
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said a new law worsening the terms of the organization's prisoners in Israel was intended to extort and put pressure on its leaders.
"The occupation will not succeed in obtaining its goals – just the opposite. This decision will only cause Hamas to add to its conditions, not to relinquish them. The decision reflects the occupation's inhumane conduct towards Palestinian prisoners," he said. He added that Israel had retreated from previous agreements and thus caused the negotiations over kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit to fail. (Ali Waked)
