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Rice welcomed the release of nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails; but Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said peace was only possible if all 11,000 of Israel's Palestinian prisoners were released. Later on Tuesday Rice is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem and Abbas in Ramallah. Rice will then hold a three-way meeting with Israel's chief negotiator, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, and chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurie.
(Deutsche Welle)
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