Israel releases Palestinian funds to aid Abbas
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JERUSALEM -- Israel agreed yesterday to release desperately needed funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day before the moderate leader planned to meet the heads of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan in a summit meant to bolster him in his struggle with Hamas.
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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 of future negotiations.
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Israel sought on Monday to shore up  European support for a U.S.-backed strategy of isolating Hamas  in Gaza while freeing funds for President Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s  emergency cabinet in the occupied West Bank.
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Israel is offering cash advances of up to 115-thousand dollars to Jewish settlers willing to leave the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It&#39;s the first concrete step toward carrying out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s contentious pullout plan.
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Israel started releasing more than 250 Palestinian prisoners Friday in an attempt to bolster moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Hamas.
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Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners to boost ties between the Jewish state and Fatah party leader and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli official told CNN.
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Led by Europe, international donors on Monday pledged $7.4 billion over three years to help Palestinians as new peace talks begin with Israel, yet old Mideast fights over disputed land and freedom of movement shadowed the largest show of support for the Palestinians in more than a decade.
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Mahmoud Abbas's victory Sunday gives new impetus to negotiation with Israel.
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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 has agreed to release 170 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy, officials said Sunday.
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Israel said the Palestinian prime minister was carrying millions of dollars in cash that could be used for terrorist attacks.
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Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza, where a fragile truce is in effect, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
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Israeli Cabinet ministers on Tuesday approved a list of 250 Palestinians prisoners slated to be released this week in a gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official said.
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Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved  the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon called a goodwill gesture to bolster new  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and build mutual trust.
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Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the latest of a series of attempts to strengthen Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.
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Israel has agreed to release 170  Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian  election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted  Israeli spy, officials said Sunday.
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JERUSALEM -- The United States, Israel, and European states are prepared to ease a ban on aid to the Palestinian government that President Mahmoud Abbas is forming in the West Bank after sacking Hamas, officials said yesterday.