Palestinian militants slam
Abbas-Olmert deal to free prisoners
GAZA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A deal between Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel to release a number of Palestinian prisoners
was far away from a proposed swap to exchange a captured Israeli soldier, a
spokesman for Palestinian militants said on Monday.
Abu Mujahed, spokesman for the Popular Resistance
Committees (PRC), said that the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit would not be
released "before the Palestinian prisoners enjoy freedom." Full story>>
Israel mulls removing 59 checkpoints
in W Bank
JERUSALEM, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense
Minister Amir Peretz said on Monday that he intended to remove 59 out of 400
checkpoints in the West Bank, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.
Speaking at the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee
of the Knesset (parliament), Peretz said that the removal would take a long
time, because the army needs to check each roadblock before dismantling them. Full story>>
Olmert: Israel may release some
Palestinian prisoners
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R)
shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A long-awaited
summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian National
Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas ended Saturday night at Olmert's
residence in Jerusalem, Dec. 23, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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JERUSALEM,
Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday said at the weekly
cabinet meeting that Israel may release some Palestinian prisoners next week,
Israeli daily Ha'aretz report on its website.
According to Ha'aretz, Olmert at the meeting
consulted cabinet ministers about their position on a new Palestinian request
for the release of Palestinian prisoners by next week. Full story>>
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