Israel/Palestine

King_David

(14,851 posts) Tue Dec 31, 2013, 11:55 AM Dec 2013

26 Palestinian prisoners released, head home to celebrations

Unlike the previous 52 terrorists already released, the group released overnight included five residents of east Jerusalem.

The Palestinians are demanding that in the next batch Israel include Israeli-Arabs who carried out terrorist attacks, something Jerusalem has until now adamantly refused to do. The Prime Minister's Office said that Israel never committed itself at any stage to release Israeli Arabs. A decision to do so would entail another cabinet vote.

Three of the prisoners were released to the Gaza Strip through the Erez border crossing, and the remaining 18 were released to the West Bank through the Betunya border crossing.

http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Israel-prepares-to-release-third-group-of-Palestinian-prisoners-336601

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26 Palestinian prisoners released, head home to celebrations (Original Post) King_David Dec 2013 OP

I would actually agree with the Prime Minister's office on that one Scootaloo Dec 2013 #1

Scootaloo

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1. I would actually agree with the Prime Minister's office on that one

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 12:17 PM

Dec 2013

I mean, can't blame the PA for asking I suppose, go for everything you can, right... But yeah, Palestinians so imprisoned could be considered a form of prisoner of war (yes yes, spare me the pedantic minutiae, you know what I'm saying) while Israeli Arabs are just Israelis who performed criminal acts and were convicted and sentenced.

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