Important News
- Cabinet condemns Israel’s resumption of land settlement process in Area “C”; reaffirms support for displaced families in Tulkarm
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- Israeli forces attack Palestinians with tear gas and stun grenades in Hebron, causing suffocation cases and fire to break out
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- Elderly sustains injury in colonists’ attack in southern West Bank
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- Prisoners' organizations: Escalating and systematic violations against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons in April
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President Meets Israeli Primer in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, February 19, 2008 (WAFA)-President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met in Jerusalem Tuesday evening.
Head of PLO Negotiations Department, Saeb Erekat said President Abbas and PM Olmert reviewed the issues without reaching agreement and set another meeting in two weeks.
President also raised concerns about Israel's blockade of Gaza and pushed for release of Palestinian prisoners, Erekat said.
