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Press Statement 17.08.06

Published: Thu 17 Aug 2006 12:04 AM
Press Statement 17.08.06
During our captivity in Iraq, virtually all of Palestine called for our release. Today, I implore those holding Olaf Wiig and Steve Centanni to free them immediately and unharmed.
It is essential that we, the public, understand the greater context within which the kidnapping has taken place. Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of women and children, have been kidnapped by Israeli forces as part of a campaign to murder a nation under the aegis of the United States.
I also call upon the media to fulfil its obligations and report the reality of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and desist from counter-productive speculation and commoditising private trauma.
I wish the negotiating team, which includes New Zealand diplomats, success.
Harmeet Sooden
ENDS

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