Plan to free 170 prisoners &#39;cosmetic,&#39; Palestinians say
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JERUSALEM Israel on Sunday agreed to release 170 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described as a goodwill offering to President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
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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 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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JERUSALEM -- In an apparent effort to bolster the standing of the moderate interim Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas, Israel on Monday freed 159 Palestinian prisoners.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians urged Israel  Friday to expand a prisoner release to ensure the success of a  summit both sides hope will result in a formal declaration to  end violence.
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KITSIYOT, Israel  - Israel began releasing dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.- backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists.
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SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
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KITSIYOT, Israel  - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists last month.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said  Israel may release more Palestinian prisoners than expected as  part of a possible deal covering the release of an Israeli  soldier held by Palestinians.
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Israel freed 159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a &quot;serious release&quot; of thousands of security detainees.
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The Palestinian national authority has played down Israel&#39;s release of 160 Palestinian prisoners in an attempt Tel Aviv said is an appreciation for the release of the Israeli spy Azzam Azzam.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 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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Israel is to release 170 Palestinian prisoners after Egypt freed a convicted Israeli spy, officials say. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s office said the prisoners would be released within days.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed more than 250 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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Israel on Suntoday agreed to release 170 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described as a goodwill offering to Egypt&#39;s President Hosni Mubarak.
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Israel begins releasing Palestinian inmates to relieve overcrowding in its detention centres.
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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.