The News Tribune · Tacoma, Washington · 12 August 2013
CP-2013-006
Israel to release 26 Palestine prisoners
Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh, The Associated Press, Jerusalem
Transcribed from the clipping
“JERUSALEM — Israel approved building almost 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and agreed to release 26 long-held Palestinian security prisoners — highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to peace talks after a five-year freeze.
Yet concerns were mounting, especially among Palestinians, that the price is too steep… In Israel, the most vocal protests came from relatives of those killed in attacks carried out by Palestinians slated for release… ‘Why are we releasing butchers now?
What for?’ asked Gila Molcho, whose brother, lawyer Ian Feinberg, was stabbed to death by Palestinians who broke into a European aid office in Gaza City in 1993… In all, Israel has built dozens of settlements since 1967 that now are home to some 560,000 Israelis… Fourteen prisoners will be released to Gaza and 12 to the West Bank, according to a government statement.
Eight of the prisoners had three years left to serve, and two would have been released in six months or less, the statement said. Meanwhile, Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel announced Sunday that he has given final approval for the construction of 1,187 apartments in settlements.”
Context added by this archive
Settlements and prisoners announced on the same Sunday, and the wire counts both.
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"Israel to release 26 Palestine prisoners," The News Tribune, 12 August 2013, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2013-006. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2013-006
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