Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners jailed in Israel during a weekly protest calling for their release outside the International Red Cross building in Gaza City on October 27, 2008. The Hamas movement has demanded the release of some 1,400 from 11,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Corporal Gilad Shalit who was abducted by Gaza militants in a deadly cross-border raid in June 2006. Israel has agreed in principle to release several hundred Palestinians, it has so far refused to include a list of about 450 prisoners implicated in deadly attacks on its citizens. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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Palestinian Prisoner Release to Make Little Impact
AMMAN – An Israeli plan to release a batch of Palestinian prisoners as a "goodwill gesture" and "confidence-building measure" to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, does not signal the end of detention of thousands of other prisoners, but it could bring the outgoing Israeli government closer to securing the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas.
Livni Offers Best Chance for Peace in Mideast
The recent acknowledgment by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of her problems in creating a coalition government, and her request for national elections can create the conditions for her coming back to power. If she succeeds, she represents a better chance for peace than her rivals Benjamin Netanyahu chairman of the hawkish Likud party and Ehud Barak, the leader of the Labor party.
Israel Prisoner Swaps Stutter Along
Following five hours of intense debate on Sunday the Israeli cabinet decided to approve a prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.
