Israel releases 87 jailed Palestinians on Monday in a bid to shore up President Mahmoud Abbas against rival Hamas Islamists and ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
Israel will free 87 Palestinian prisoners, mostly from president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, on Monday following a cabinet decision to make the release as a Ramadan goodwill gesture, officials said.
Israel releases 87 jailed Palestinians on Monday in a bid to shore up President Mahmoud Abbas against rival Hamas Islamists and ahead of a
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JERUSALEM - Israel releases 87 jailed Palestinians on Monday in a bid to shore up President Mahmoud Abbas against rival Hamas Islamists and ahead of a US-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
Israel will free 87 Palestinian security prisoners on Monday as a gesture of goodwill to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman with Israeli Prison Authority told Xinhua on Sunday. The prisoners wil ...
It’s often forgotten now, but back on June 7, 1981, Israeli fighters blew up a nuclear facility in Iraq, ending, for a while, Saddam Hussein’s ability to create an atomic bomb. Considering all the later trouble the world had with Saddam, the United States owes Israel a debt of gratitude.
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Israel releases 87 jailed Palestinians on Monday in a bid to shore up President Mahmoud Abbas against rival Hamas Islamists and ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on ...