Palestinian prisoners freed as Rice arrives in Middle East (AFP)



An Israeli policewoman walks behind a line of handcuffed Palestinian prisoners as they are processed for release from the jail at Israel's Ofer military base near Jerusalem. Israel has freed 198 Palestinian prisoners in a gesture to president Mahmud Abbas as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the region to spur US-backed peace talks.(AFP/Jack Guez)AFP - Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners on Monday in a gesture to president Mahmud Abbas as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the region to spur US-backed peace talks.

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