Israel begins freeing some Palestinian prisoners
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released dozens of 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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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 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 on Monday began releasing 159 Palestinian prisoners as part of a prisoner swap with Egypt and in what is also seen as a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership.
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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 released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a series of goodwill gestures designed to bolster Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff against Hamas.
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Israel says it&#39;s considering releasing some Palestinian prisoners -- as part of a deal in which Egypt has freed an Israeli Arab man convicted of spying.
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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 on Sunday signaled it will consider freeing some Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israelis, defusing a crisis with the Palestinian Authority ahead of a historic Mideast summit.
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Israeli Cabinet ministers on Thursday approved the release of 900 Palestinian prisoners and a military pullout from the West Bank town of Jericho within days in overtures intended to improve the climate ahead of next week's Mideast summit.
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Israel agrees to free about 90 Palestinian prisoners as a "gesture of goodwill" toward the Palestinian president.
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Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to free dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a move meant to show goodwill ahead of elections to replace Yasser Arafat, officials said.
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Israel began freeing 161 Palestinian  prisoners from its jails Tuesday in the largest mass release in  more than seven months, Israeli security sources said.
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SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel will be prepared to release many Palestinian prisoners, including long-serving inmates, in return for a soldier militants seized last June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.
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Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the latest attempt to strengthen Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  -- Israel released 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 is considering easing criteria for freeing Palestinian prisoners, a move one Israeli official said on Monday could pave the way for the release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi.