[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: When a terror attack manages to give the
Palestinians particularly bad press PA officials are quick to issue a press
release to distance themselves from the action. But here's the thing: they
may wave their finger - but they still demand that the terrorists who
carried out the attack be released by Israel if they are captured.

Again: the PA isn't asking for the terrorists to be transferred to a
Palestinian prison. They are demanding that they be freed.]

Erekat Calls for Release of All Palestinian Prisoners
Date : 23/1/2012 Time : 13:59
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=18779
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JERICHO, January 23, 2012 (WAFA) – Fatah Central Committee member and chief
negotiator Saeb Erekat Monday called on the international community to
immediately intervene to release all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails,
according to a press release published by his office.

Erekat called particularly for the release of 25 members of the Palestinian
Legislative Council, prisoners arrested before May of 1994, women, children,
the ill and senior prisoners.

Erekat restated the January 26 deadline set by the Quartet for the parties
to present proposals on security and borders in order to return to the
negotiations table, adding that Israel would close the door to resume the
final status negotiations if it did not uphold its obligations.

He condemned the demolitions in al-Ouja, a town north of Jericho, as a part
of the Israeli government’s settlements and de facto policy.

Erekat’s statements came following separate meetings with the special UN
coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Robert Serry, US Consul
General Daniel Rubenstein, Quartet representative Tony Blair, and the former
representative of the European Union to the Palestinian Territory, Christian
Berger.

R.Q./M.S.