Israel to release 170 Palestinian prisoners as goodwill gesture
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A special ministerial committee approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described as a &quot;goodwill gesture&quot; to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, following the release of an Israeli Druze from a Cairo
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JERUSALEM  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners as he looked to bolster the new moderate PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and cement his own hold on power by finalising arrangements for a new broad-based
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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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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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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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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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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&#39;s successor, officials said.
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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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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a list of 500 Palestinian prisoners to be released in coming days, and several hundred Palestinian workers returned to jobs in Israel in line with agreements reached at a Middle East summit last week.
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Israel backs the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a show of support for Palestinian president Abbas.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday Israel would start freeing 250 Palestinian prisoners by the end of the week in a bid to shore up Abbas's new government against Hamas.
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Israel intends to release 900  Palestinian prisoners as part of a package of goodwill measures  it plans to present at a summit with new Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas next week, cabinet sources said Thursday.
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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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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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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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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.