Echoes in Eternity

[Israel] approved the release of 250 convicted Arab terrorists from prison, as a goodwill gesture to PA chief Abu Mazen.
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Some of the terrorists being freed attempted to murder Israelis but missed their targets.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted at the cabinet session that releasing the 250 terrorists will not convince Hamas and Hizbullah terrorists to free their IDF hostages. He explained that the move was a “good will” gesture to support Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas’s new government.