Palestinian inmates will stay in jail for religious holidays.

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Israel rejected Mahmoud Abbass request to free Palestinian convicts for the religious feast of Aid el Adha, saying that Palestinian militants should liberate the Israeli soldier first, as if one soldier equals hundred of inmates! Olmert took that decision to show the impact of the population’s vote on Hamas the anti-Israel group early in januray, 2006 while trying to bolster the president of the Palestinian authority referring to the fact he is very moderate. For its part Israel is ready for new peace talk for a final peace deal.

 

The number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails reached 8,000, those latters enjoys an iconic status in the Palestinian society. Abbas asked Olmert at their official recent summit to liberate a number of Palestinians before the religious feast of Aid el Adha that will be on Saturday, in a hope Israel accepts because it does the same mainly every year, at any Muslim holidays as a sign of good will.

 The Israeli prime minister promised to consider it and think about Abbas proposal, but Abbas confident Saeb Erekat said no measure has been taken yet to free Palestinian inmates and just hours before the Muslim holidays and Jewish feast Shabbat no release has been announced, then it’s not yet in the Israeli agenda.

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