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Israel releases 29 more Palestinian detainees in lead-up to peace talks

October 2, 2007 04:19:00 PM

Israel released 29 Palestinian detainees and returned them to Gaza Tuesday, adding to Monday's return of 57 prisoners to the West Bank for a total of 86 prisoners released this week. The releases are...

October 1, 2007 12:32:00 PM

Israel released 57 Palestinian detainees Monday in a gesture of good will toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , just days before a planned peace conference sponsored by the US. Last week, the Israeli cabinet approved...

September 24, 2007 07:34:00 AM

The Israeli cabinet decided Sunday to release 90 Palestinians currently imprisoned by Israel this week in an attempt to sway Palestinian opinion, including that of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , on Israel . Aides...

September 10, 2007 04:14:00 PM

Palestinian judges in the Gaza Strip who are unwilling to cooperate with local authorities will be replaced, Hamas spokesmen said Monday in a bid to end a three-month judicial stalemate. The Gaza Strip judiciary, under...

September 2, 2007 01:45:00 PM

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced changes to Palestinian election law Sunday which could reduce the political power of Hamas , the rival to Abbas's Fatah party that scored major victories in last year's...

August 16, 2007 11:40:00 AM

Hamas spokesperson Islam Shahwan said Thursday that Hamas security forces have arrested Palestinian Authority-appointed Attorney General Ahmed al-Mghani after al-Mghani ignored an order of dismissal from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip . According to Shahwan, al-Mghani...

July 21, 2007 10:10:00 AM

Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri said Saturday that the government in Gaza Strip is replacing Palestinian Authority courts with a judicial panel consisting of an Islamic legal scholar, a military court lawyer, and a prison warden. Abu Zuhri said...

July 20, 2007 11:28:00 AM

Israel released 255 Palestinian prisoners Friday who belong to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Movement and other minor factions. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the prisoners were not directly...

July 16, 2007 12:45:00 PM

A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday confirmed the impending Israeli release of 250 Palestinian prisoners belonging to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Movement and other minor factions. The release, approved by the...

July 9, 2007 02:10:00 PM

The constitutional scholars who drafted the interim Palestinian constitution spoke out against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Monday, saying that although Abbas had the right to dismiss former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh [BBC...

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