Media Monitoring: P
ALESTINIAN
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RISONERS IN
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SRAELI
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RISONS
(both POWs & those under Administrative Detention).
(June 3)
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US WIRE SERVICE NEWS ARTICLES
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- New
York Times: Israel Frees 198 Palestinians Before
Rice Arrives for Talks, by Isabel Kershner (26 August
2008).
This article describes the prisoner release as an effort
of Israel to support moderate Palestinian politicians (such
as Abbas), but the article failed to mentioned that thousands
of the prisoners are in Israeli jails for 'administrative
detention'.
- Washington Post: To Shore Up Abbas, Israel
Releases Jailed Palestinians, by Samuel Sockol and Linda Gradstein (26 August 2008).
- New
York Times: Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners,
by Myra Noveck and Tom Rachman (25 August 2008).
- New York Times: As a Gesture to Abbas,
Israel Says It Will Release About 150 Palestinian Prisoners, by Ethan Bronner (7 August 2008).
This article describes various Palestinian prisoners, the
specific political reasons they were imprisoned, and their
possible roles in future Palestinian politics, but does
not mention that large numbers of Palestinians are jailed
without trial or charges as per Defence (Emergency) Regulations.
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- Washington Post
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners, Associated Press (25 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners as Rice visits,
by Mohammed Assadi, Reuters (25 August 2008).
- Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
WORLD IN BRIEF: Prisoners’ release in goodwill gesture,
from News Services (19 August 2008).
- Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
WORLD IN BRIEF: Prisoners freed to boost Abbas, from
News Services (18 August 2008) - quote from article "Israel’s
Cabinet approved the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners
—- possibly including two men involved in deadly attacks
on Israelis in the late 1970s —- as a goodwill gesture to
the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli
officials said it was a signal that Abbas can make progress
through peaceful means, in contrast to his opponents’ efforts
to use force and abductions to force a deal on Palestinian
statehood."
- New
York Times
World Briefing | Middle East - Israel: Prisoners to Be
Released, Associated Press (18 August 2008) - quote
from article "Israel said on Monday that it would free two
prominent Palestinian prisoners — Said al-Atba, who has
served 32 years of a life sentence, and Mohammed Abu Ali,
who was elected to the Palestinian Parliament while behind
bars — among 199 inmates to be released as a good-will gesture
to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president. The move drew
fierce criticism from some Israeli politicians, who said
it could undermine attempts to free a captured Israeli soldier,
Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was being held in the Gaza Strip,
which is ruled by the militant Palestinian organization
Hamas."
- Washington
Post
Israel to free long-serving Palestinian prisoners,
by Diaa Hadid, Associated Press (18 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel approves release of 200 jailed Palestinians,
by Josef Federman, Associated Press (17 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel to free prisoners in gesture to Abbas, by
Avida Landau, Reuters (17 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel releases 5 prisoners in Hezbollah swap, by
Ali Daragmeh, Associated Press (6 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel frees five Palestinians in Hezbollah deal,
Reuters (6 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel to release over 150 Palestinian prisoners,
by Mark Lavie, Associated Press (6 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israel to free Palestinian prisoners to Abbas, by
Adam Entous, Reuters (6 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Palestinians say Israel to free 120-150 prisoners,
Reuters (6 August 2008).
- Washington
Post
Israeli army abuses Palestinian prisoners: group,
Reuters (22 June 2008).
- NJ Muslim leader talks of torture in Israel, by
Samantha Henry, Associated Press (3 June 2008)
- On Stand, Imam Tells of Torture in Israel, Associated
Press (3 June 2008).
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