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My latest article on Electronic Intifada about the latest prisoner release and the Pa-Israeli negotiations. Please spread the word widely! "As part of the deal to resume these talks, Israel agreed to release 104 long-term Palestinian prisoners, in phases, as a so-called “confidence-building” measure and to encourage progress. Most of the prisoners have nearly completed their sentences. The first 26 were freed on 13 August, 11 to the West Bank and 15 to Gaza. Confidence? Progress? The same buzzwords were used about the Oslo accords two decades ago. Has no lesson been learned? As Addameer notes, “over 23,000 Palestinians have been released since 1993 as ‘goodwill measures’ during various negotiations and peace talks. However, in that same period, at least 86,000 Palestinians have been arrested, including children, women, disabled persons and university students.” Currently Israel holds more than 5,000 Palestinian prisoners. Such “confidence-building measures” are a sham!"
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:48:11 +0000

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