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Livni: if Israel does not involve in negotiations, other parties will ... Nov 04 08 Israel's president calls for holding direct talks with Arabs Oct 20 08 Oslo at 15 Years: A Vanishing Dream Oct 05 08 Latest News ArticlesPCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 6 injured by Israeli forces 03:11 Fri 21 Nov Three internationals imprisoned by Israel declare hunger strike 02:54 Fri 21 Nov El Khodary: “The Occupation fights Palestinian children by aggression and siege” 23:33 Thu 20 Nov CRC anniversary attests to child rights deterioration in Occupied Palestinian Territories 22:23 Thu 20 Nov Israeli army detains several Palestinians in the West Bank 11:12 Thu 20 Nov Hamas's agriculture ministry warns of a nutrition crisis due to the Israeli blockade 10:54 Thu 20 Nov A Hamas fighter killed by an Israeli tank shell 10:39 Thu 20 Nov US, Israel to boycott the Durban conference 08:29 Thu 20 Nov Al Hindy: “Hamas will declare a new president after January 9” 02:52 Thu 20 Nov UN Secretary-general phones Olmert, expresses concern over the deteriorating conditions in Gaza 02:30 Thu 20 Nov Full StoryFayyad, Barak, met in Tel Aviv on SaturdayIsraeli sources reported that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, and the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, met on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv and held talks over the release of Palestinian political detainees imprisoned by Israel.
The meeting was held at the Tel Aviv apartment building of Barak and media outlets were kept out. Israel recently pledged to free some 150 Palestinian detainees as a good will gesture to the Palestinian government, headed by Fayyad. The office of Fayyad issued a statement following the closed-door meeting and said that Fayyad insisted that Israel should stop all settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories, and also demanded Israel to stop its invasions and its pursuit of resistance fighters. Fayyad said that these attacks undermine the authority of his government in the Palestinian territories. Also, Fayyad repeated the Palestinian demand the Israel should free Marwan Barghouthi, a former legislator and a senior Fateh leader, who is imprisoned by Israel after being sentenced to several life-terms. Meanwhile, Israel’s defense ministry said that Barak and Fayyad also held talks on security arrangements, economic projects and the conducts of the Palestinian security forces in the West Bank. Israel is holding approximately 11.000 Palestinians captive in its prisons, during an August 6 meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli PM, Ehud Olmert, the Israeli PM vowed to release more than 150 detainees. It is worth mentioning that Olmert said that he will resign next month due to the corruption charges he is facing as he is currently being probed by the police. |