Olmert, in peace move, says ready to free prisoners
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SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
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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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The Israeli cabinet agreed Sunday morning to free dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture ahead of the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections, officials said.
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Israeli leader Ehud Olmert is due to deliver a major speech outlining his vision of a future Middle East peace deal.
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JERUSALEM Israel began releasing more than 130 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday in a move aimed at easing overcrowding in its jails, security officials said.
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Israel approves a list of 500 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in line with the recently agreed ceasefire.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel was ready to discuss a sweeping Arab plan for Mideast peace, but wouldn't accept ultimatums.
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BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Israel began the release of  159 Palestinian prisoners Monday, many of them serving the  final months of their sentences, in a gesture to the new  Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's death.
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Israel has agreed to free 170  Palestinian prisoners, Israel Radio said on Sunday.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will hold his first peace summit with Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas if gunmen in the Gaza Strip release a captive   Israeli soldier, Olmert's senior deputy said on Tuesday.
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Israel freed 159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a &quot;serious release&quot; of thousands of security detainees.
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KITSIYOT, Israel  - Israel began releasing dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.- backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists.
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BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Israel began the release of  159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, many of them serving the  final months of their sentences, in a gesture to the new  Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's death.
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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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Israel frees a large group of Palestinian prisoners in a move intended to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he respected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and was prepared to hold peace talks with him, following reports of an Israeli air raid on Syria this month.