Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners in Egypt Deal
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Description: Israel announces it will free 170 Palestinian prisoners in the coming week. Officials said Israel had promised the release to Egypt&#39;s President Hosni Mubarak in exchange for the release by Egypt two weeks ago of an Israeli-Arab businessman.
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Egypt freed an Israeli Arab convicted of spying in exchange for Israel's release of six Egyptian students on Sunday, a swap that signaled a warming of relations that had been severely strained by the four-year-old Palestinian uprising.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
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JERUSALEM -- In an apparent effort to bolster the standing of the moderate interim Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas, Israel on Monday freed 159 Palestinian prisoners.
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Egypt yesterday freed an Israeli Arab businessman, convicted of spying, in exchange for Israel&#39;s release of six Egyptian students.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was ready to free about 250 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to  200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a  convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser  Arafat's successor, officials said.
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Israel approves a plan to free hundreds of detained Palestinians and to pull troops out of West Bank cities.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 19. - Israel today approved the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture meant to promote reconciliation with Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership, officials said.
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Israel frees a large group of Palestinian prisoners in a move intended to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israel is to free 170 Palestinian prisoners within days after the move wins ministerial committee backing.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to free about another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.
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Israel has agreed to free 170  Palestinian prisoners, Israel Radio said on Sunday.
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ISRAEL has agreed to release 170Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy.
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Israel agreed to release 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday as a gesture of goodwill to Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership.
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Egypt today released an Israeli man convicted of spying, as part of a prisoner swap that signalled a warming of relations between the two countries, Israeli officials said.
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JERUSALEM,  - Israel began freeing 159 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Palestine Liberation Organisastion chairman Mahmud Abbas.