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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel to free 227 Palestinian prisoners Monday
2008-12-15
Oh, THIS will help
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel's prison authority is planning to free 227 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, the authority said on Sunday. Of those to be released, 209 hail from the West Bank and 18 from the Gaza Strip, it said in a statement.

Initially planned for last week, the move is going ahead after a special government committee approved the list of those set for release. None of the prisoners is accused of involvement in deadly attacks on Israelis.
So tag and release the small fry and see where they go ...
Israel's cabinet last month approved the release as a gesture to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and it was initially due to take place to mark the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha last week. Olmert told Abbas at their last meeting in November of his plan to release 250 prisoners, but a government committee last Sunday approved a list of only 230 names.

The committee decided on the list according to criteria which rule out freeing prisoners who belong to radical groups such as Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip, or those implicated in deadly attacks.

In August, Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners but more than 11,000 Palestinians are still held in its jails.
I'm going to watch a vampire movie. Anyone want to join in?
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