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Abbas’s bad memory

In a recent Newsweek article, PA President Mahmoud Abbas was asked about the next step in the peace process. He replied with a litany of complaints against Israel, including this: We talked about prisoners, and…

BackSpin Editor
September 22, 2005
12:00 am

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In a recent Newsweek article, PA President Mahmoud Abbas was asked about the next step in the peace process. He replied with a litany of complaints against Israel, including this:

We talked about prisoners, and they didn’t release any.

It seems Mr. Abbas has a short memory:
December 2004 – 159 prisoners released
February 2005 – 500 prisoners released
June 2005 – 398 prisoners released

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