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Israel will free 200 prisoners in gesture to Abbas

17 août 2008, 20:00

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The Israeli cabinet agreed yesterday to release 200 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel has about 11,000 Palestinians in its jails. The release would be carried out around August 25, before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israeli Foreign minister Tzipi Livni, the leading Kadima candidate to succeed Olmert, said the release showed Palestinians that dialogue, not violence, achieved the best results.

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