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British MP Galloway secretly meets with Haniyeh in Gaza
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel News, Gaza, Hamas 

British lawmaker George Galloway held a meeting Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh at an undisclosed location.

Haniyeh has kept out of sight since Israel launched a three-week offensive against Hamas last December in Gaza.

Haniyeh's office said the meeting took place on Tuesday. It released a picture of the two men embracing and said Galloway was awarded an honorary Palestinian passport.
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Galloway left Gaza on Wednesday through the Egyptian border. Galloway led a delegation that he said delivered some $1.1 million of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Among those traveling with Galloway was Lauren Booth, the sister-in-law of international Mideast envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

A Hamas official on Monday hailed Galloway as a "hero" upon the lawmaker's arrival in Gaza.

Galloway entered Gaza from Egypt along with about 50 British volunteers and 100 vehicles carrying aid.

Receiving the activists, Ahmed Kurd, Hamas' minister of social affairs, thanked Galloway for the "noble goodwill gesture" and called the lawmaker a "hero."

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      1.   Galloway - real humanitarian!!? 20:54  |  Avner 11/03/09
      2.   british spectator 21:01  |  zaef 11/03/09
      3.   Who Cares? 21:15  |  Yosemite 11/03/09
      4.   Arrest Galloway 21:31  |  Baruch Gold 11/03/09
      5.   And dined in candlelight ? 21:41  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/03/09
      6.   galloway on big brother 21:45  |  Albert Fischer 11/03/09
      7.   If it were secret, how would you know? 21:53  |  a 11/03/09
      8.   Honorary passport .... what a lucky guy 22:17  |  allang 11/03/09
      9.   Yosemite...what are the chances of any leftist 22:30  |  Lynn 11/03/09
      10.   # 4 Baruch Gold....file a complaint in the UK 22:33  |  Lynn 11/03/09
      11.   Did Galloway suggest halting rocket attacks on Israel? 22:36  |  Gina 11/03/09
      12.   Kudos to Mr Galloway...who care Yosemite? 22:47  |  kiwi girl 11/03/09
      13.   "honorary Palestinian passport" 22:54  |  Joe Avneri 11/03/09
      14.   the infamous member of parliment from gaza another nail in the uk 23:11  |  ralph 11/03/09
      15.   To GOLD 23:18  |  Gili 11/03/09
      16.   #12 Kiwi girl 23:20  |  lance 11/03/09
      17.   I care 23:21  |  David King 11/03/09
      18.   #1 Avner. Thousands of Westerners, not only in Britain... 23:28  |  Maureen Ann 11/03/09
      19.   Galloway 23:59  |  Roberto 11/03/09
      20.   Kiwi girl 00:06  |  Cyasher 12/03/09
      21.   galloway the stinking hypocrite 01:47  |  nigel 12/03/09
      22.   # 12 kiwi....they are talking to their "enemy" 02:00  |  Lynn 12/03/09
      23.   Let him stay in Gaza - forever 02:23  |  Cambell 12/03/09
      24.   He will be back in the UK soon, spouting his venom on the radio 02:32  |  Nicolette 12/03/09
      25.   To Avner 02:35  |  Nicolette 12/03/09
      26.   To Baruch 02:40  |  Nicolette 12/03/09
      27.   P. S TO BARUCH (2) 02:41  |  Nicolette 12/03/09
      28.   To Gina 02:43  |  Nicolette 12/03/09
      29.   Mr. Baruch Gold (4) 03:20  |  Magnus K. 12/03/09
      30.   More proof... 04:27  |  Webster 12/03/09
      31.   what a joke 07:14  |  honestly!!!!!!!!! 12/03/09
      32.   "Palestinian Passport" 07:36  |  MF 12/03/09
      33.   British M.P.Galloway 08:12  |  HAL 12/03/09
      34.   WOULDN`t it be a scream? If Galloway turned out to be Mi5 08:47  |  PETER SM 12/03/09
      35.   Galloway to Visit Sudan Next 08:58  |  Baruch Gold 12/03/09
      36.   Galloway is the greatest 10:22  |  Chanalau, Tova 12/03/09
      37.   Convoy attacked in Egypt 10:42  |  La Cumparsita 12/03/09
      38.   British MP Galloway. 10:51  |  David Nigel Braham 12/03/09
      39.   MP Gallow way 11:39  |  The Teacher/Instruct 12/03/09
      40.   Galloway 13:44  |  Brod 12/03/09
      41.   A weird chap Galloway 15:06  |  The Judge 12/03/09
      42.   36 socalled Chanaloo RA on Gallway the GR8 09:19  |  Ari ben Yisrael 16/03/09
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