The Israeli goverment is likely to release Palestinian prisoners as a gesture for the Muslim hoilday of sacrifice. Those in favor of the release, who include PM Olmert and Security Minister Peretz say that it will serve to strengthen Abu Mazen in the Palestinian political arena. The planned release will likely take place regardless of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who is held captive by Hamas in Gaza for six months.
Several ministers who oppose the planned release say that this step will be interpreted as weakness by the Palestinian terror groups and that Israel should only release prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
Prisoner release was one of the issues which Olmert and Abu Mazen discussed in their meeting last Saturday.
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