PA requesting that Israel release dozens of prisoners
By JPOST.COM STAFF 09/26/2010 12:10
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=189274

Abbas reportedly asked that jailed Palestinians be released as good will
gesture to help talks move forward; Israel yet to respond.

The Palestinian Authority has asked Israel to immediately release dozens of
political prisoners incarcerated in Israeli prisons as a good will gesture
that will help give peace talks between the sides momentum going forward,
Israel Radio reported on Sunday.

Mounir Mansour, the head of the Palestinian Prisoners Committee, said that
Israel has yet to respond to the Palestinian Authority's request.