Israel **t to release Palestinian prisoners

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Jerusalem, April 4 (IANS) Israel's chief peace negotiator Tzipi Livni an**unced Thursday that Israel will **t release the fourth group of Palestinian prisoners due to Palestinians' unilateral moves. "New conditions were established and Israel can**t release the fourth batch of prisoners," Xinhua quoted Livni as saying in a statement. According to Livni, the Israeli government was making preparations to release the 26 Palestinian prisoners, set to be released last week, but the unilateral steps taken by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made them change mind. Earlier this week, Abbas signed letters to join 15 international conventions and treaties, which may pose a threat to Israel, as the Palestinian authority would be able to file official complaints of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

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