Israel Frees Another 151 Palestinians for Wye Accord
(October 15, 1999)
Israel released 151
Palestinian prisoners on October 15, 1999.
Israel now has freed 350 prisoners since
Prime Minister Ehud
Barak and Palestinian
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat signed
the timetable for
implementing the Wye agreement on
September 4.
Israel said none of those freed had killed Israelis;
however, 38 had murdered fellow Palestinian "collaborators." The
released prisoners also included 41 Arabs from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt,
Sudan and Jordan. All 151 signed pledges of non-violence as a condition for
their release.
Sources: Israeli
Government Press Office; Reuters, (October 15, 1999) |