Claiming and Denying Credit

Is Alan Johnston’s release being held up by terror politics? The Jerusalem Post writes:

Fatah leaders have been urging the captors of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston to hold on to him to avoid a situation where Hamas would take credit for his release, Sami Abu Zuhri, a spokesman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said Saturday.

Times sure have changed. Remember when these two terror groups used to sometimes “claim responsibility” for the same murderous attacks on Israelis?