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Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Palestinians press Obama over prisoners
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDuring Obama’s visit to Ramallah, Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqe delivered a letter on behalf of the families of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
In the letter, the families asked Obama to push Israel to release the prisoners, and in particular Samer Isawwi, who has been on a hunger strike since the summer of 2012.
Isawwi was one of the terrorists released as part of the Gilad Shalit swap deal in 2011, only to be rearrested seven months ago.
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