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World Service,09 Oct 1997,27 mins

Diplomatic Furore in Israel

Focus on Faith

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Israel releases Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Hassan Yassin after diplomatic furore. The prominent figure was released from an eight-year prison sentence after Israeli secret services botched an assassination attempt on a Hamas leader. Also on the programme, church-going on a Pacific Island and using the internet to woo Jews to Christianity.

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