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Last update - 09:18 04/10/2009
Hamas: Carter played key role in Shalit video deal
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Carter, Shalit video 

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar credited former U.S. president Jimmy Carter with a central role in brokering a deal between Israel and Hamas which saw 20 female Palestinian prisoners traded for a video of captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit , Channel 10 reported Saturday.

Speaking to the London-based Arabic language newspaper Al Quds al-Arabi, Zahar said that that it was Israel who asked the former U.S. president to take an active role in the negotiations between the sides.

Hours after receiving the video on Friday, the Shalit family approved the footage for release, arguing that they prefer to have control over its distribution, rather than the Hamas being able to do what they please with it.
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Throughout his three years in captivity, contact with Gilad Shalit has been maintained through letters and video tapes: In September 2006, three months after his capture, Shalit's parents received the first letter from their son, which was recently published.

In June 2007, an audio tape was received in which Gilad Shalit was heard reading a statement written for him by his captors. In February 2008, another letter was delivered which did not include any further details on his situation.

In April 2008, a letter from his parents was delivered to Gilad Shalit, with the help of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In June 2008, a third later from Gilad Shalit was delivered to Israel, also with Carter's help.

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      1.   How About Some Apologies From The Anti-Carters? 18:05  |  viewfromafar 03/10/09
      2.   carter played a role 18:11  |  victor 03/10/09
      3.   Jimmy Carter, a great humanitarian 18:32  |  BDS 03/10/09
      4.   Carter has always been the Arab`s toady, so what? 18:40  |  Truthteller 03/10/09
      5.   Carter is the Real Deal 18:42  |  Stephen 03/10/09
      6.   good Jimmy, but not enough 18:56  |  avrum pesach 03/10/09
      7.   good Jimmy, but not good enough 18:58  |  avrum pesach 03/10/09
      8.   hamas, carter and the video ... who cares if he helped 19:45  |  justice 03/10/09
      9.   Is this the Carter whom Israeli right-wingers regularly revile?! 19:47  |  Esther 03/10/09
      10.   Carter as honest broker 19:57  |  DrNorm 03/10/09
      11.   Yes, Esther, it`s the same chap (#2) 20:57  |  Morris Valentine 03/10/09
      12.   Carter one of the most accomplished US Presidents 21:16  |  Rob 03/10/09
      13.   The best ex-prez the U.S. has ever known... 21:21  |  gg 03/10/09
      14.   Esther and Carter 22:31  |  Connie 03/10/09
      15.   WHAT IS HE GETTING IN RETURN 23:00  |  TOBIA 03/10/09
      16.   Carter is a living saint 00:02  |  Denise 04/10/09
      17.   #1 ... you are one big dummy and easily taken in 00:04  |  anti carter 04/10/09
      18.   Reply to Ester #9 00:25  |  Right Winged 04/10/09
      19.   avrum pesach, fomer President Jimmy Carter`s prestige is intact.. 01:16  |  BBSNews 04/10/09
      20.   Carter is full of it! 01:36  |  Murray of Montreal 04/10/09
      21.   If it`s true... 01:37  |  Heather Czerniak 04/10/09
      22.   The wails and howls of Dr. Zahar 01:56  |  allang 04/10/09
      23.   Carter is a living saint LOL 04:29  |  City by the Bay 04/10/09
      24.   #13 gg - "(Carter`s) in no one`s pocket". REALLY? 05:29  |  CK Tan 04/10/09
      25.   Murray of Montreal 05:31  |  wibism 04/10/09
      26.   this will increase the already oversized ego of Jimmy the penut 06:12  |  zionist forever 04/10/09
      27.   # 2 victor 06:43  |  MR 04/10/09
      28.   Carter always helping Hamas 10:20  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 04/10/09
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