Israel To Release 250 Terrorists
They must think there isn't enough people that want to kill them.
Israel will free 250 Palestinian prisoners later this week — nearly all of them from the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister said Monday.
The prisoner release, intended to bolster Abbas in his struggle against the Islamic militant Hamas, will take place on Friday, said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman. He said 85 percent of the prisoners would come from Abbas' Fatah faction, with the remainder coming from smaller Palestinian parties. None will come from Hamas, he said.
The spokesman, Jacob Galanti, made the announcement after a two-hour meeting between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem.
He said the prisoners have been involved in violence against Israel, but none "has blood on their hands," an Israeli reference to direct involvement in deadly attacks.
He said the release would take place at spots throughout the West Bank and the names of the prisoners would be published on Tuesday.
...and now for the real laugher:
The prisoners will have to sign a document renouncing violence or face the possibility of even tougher sentences in the future, Galanti added.
Having terrorists renounce violence is like having a liberal renounce government handouts. They just can't do it, it's their identity.
