Palestinians granted free movement
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel&#39;s agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January.
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Israel will permit Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to leave the West Bank city of Ramallah to receive medical treatment, Israel TV said, without indicating whether he would allowed back.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel said yesterday it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt's release two weeks ago of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
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JERUSALEM - Israel yesterday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egypt and encouragement to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in hopes for future negotiations.
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Israel initiated the release of 159 Palestinian convicts today as a gesture toward the new Palestinian administration that has formed sinced the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Israel has agreed to free 170  Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a  convicted Israeli spy and to show goodwill ahead of a  Palestinian election, officials said on Sunday.
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JERUSALEM -- Scores of battle-hardened Palestinians signed pledges to renounce violence against Israel and turned in their weapons yesterday, accepting the Israeli government's first collective offer of clemency in 14 years for gunmen listed as wanted terrorists.
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The American decision freed up aid to the Palestinian Authority, ending an embargo in place since the Hamas election victory in 2006.
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Israel said yesterday it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt&#39;s release two weeks ago of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel has agreed to lift travel restrictions in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday, in what would be the strongest signal yet to Palestinians that a cease-fire with Israel is beginning to pay off.
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Israel begins releasing Palestinian inmates to relieve overcrowding in its detention centres.
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The Israeli government was to approve Sunday a range of measures meant to ensure a smooth Palestinian presidential election, including granting Palestinians freedom of movement and allowing candidates to campaign in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem
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Israel on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture toward Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership, officials said, but a Palestinian official dismissed the Israeli move as &quot;cosmetic.
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Freed from Yasser Arafat&#39;s one-man rule, Palestinians say they are eager and able to build the first real democracy in the Arab world, despite the dangers lurking on the road to Jan. 9 elections.
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The move is meant to help Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against Hamas.
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EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip, June 20 -- Israel allowed Palestinians with severe health problems and foreign-passport holders to leave Gaza on Wednesday in a flight that reflected the humanitarian challenges that have arisen in the days since Hamas's violent takeover of the strip.
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Israel let more than 200 laborers enter  from the Gaza Strip for the first time in months on Sunday in a  gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he tries to  strengthen a cease-fire agreed last week.