The release of Ghilad Shalit is the positive result of two political interests, "that of Netanyahu and that of Hamas". This is the opinion of Stefano Silvestri, president of the Istituto Affari Institutionali, who, on the sidelines of the Bolognese conference for the XNUMXth anniversary of Nomisma, comments on the event with FIRSTonline.
“Israel – observes Silvestri – needed a success to demonstrate to the United States that it could reach a negotiation with the Palestinians and for problems of internal opposition. On the other hand, with this gesture, Hamas is catching up with the PLO and demonstrating that it is able to keep its most extremist fringes at bay, applying to become a credible interlocutor. In short, the release of Shalit is the result of two different political needs".
Does this open a new page for the Middle East?
“I don't think so – replies Silvestri -, let's not exaggerate”.
Is the price paid too high?
“It is in line with the Hamas tradition, a thousand Palestinians for one Israeli. Of course it may seem like an exaggerated, a bit Nazi relationship”.
