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Spain FC Barcelona invite Gilat Shalit to el classico

 
28 september 2012

Barcelona football club has invited former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit to attend the team’s upcoming match against chief national rival Real Madrid, despite complaints by pro-Palestinian activists in Spain.

 

Club vice president Carles Vilarrubí commented “Barcelona is a place of unity not divisions” and that the invitation does not indicate in any way that the club takes a position in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

 

Shalit was released in a prisoner exchange with Hamas last October after nearly five years in captivity. He is well known for his love of sports, having frequently attended basketball matches since his release.

 

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