Read more Mamoud Abbas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4206/mamoud-abbas.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 05:31:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3846/johnston-release-boosts-hamas.htmlCaroline Miller<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10265&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034312' border='0' />Alan Johnston's release after 12 weeks in captivity was used by Hamas today to separate itself from the al-Qaeda-inspired kidnappers, and to assert its ability to secure order in Gaza, the BBC reports. The freed reporter was taken to the home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya, who was outsted as...BBC reporter Alan Johnston, center right , smiles as he is escorted at former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas' house following his release in Gaza City, early Wednesday, July 4, 2007. British reporter Alan Johnston, looking gaunt and walking stiffly, was released Wednesday after nearly four months in captivity in the Gaza Strip, saying it was "fantastic" to be free after an "appalling" ordeal in which his life was threatened. (AP Photo / Khalil Hamra)http://www.newser.com/story/3846/johnston-release-boosts-hamas.htmlWed, 04 Jul 2007 08:40:11 CDT