The NY Times reveals that Mahmoud Abbas caved in to gunmen to obtain the release of a French sound-technician kidnapped in Gaza.
Knowledgeable Palestinians disclosed in interviews that the release of a French television journalist on Monday was a result of a deal between Mr. Abbas and leaders of a prominent clan, who had kidnapped the journalist. Mr. Abbas released six members of the Issa clan from prison last week, including convicted murderers, to secure the release of the journalist Muhammad Ouathi, 46.
Will this embolden gunmen to abduct more journalists? And what will this mean for coverage out of Gaza?
