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| Amnesty granted to Fatah militants |
| 2008-09-27 |
| (AKI) - Israel has granted amnesty to 10 members of Fatah's military wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, according to a prominent Israeli daily. According to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth, the 10 will be pardoned as part of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to mark the Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that ends Ramadan, the holy Muslim fasting month. The pardon follows reports that Israel handed over a list of 49 wanted men to be granted amnesty after a three-month probationary period. Twenty-two of them are currently in Palestinian Authority prisons, reported Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. The amnesty is being described as an act of goodwill to the PA to mark the end of Ramadan which occurs on 1 October in most of the Muslim world. In October 2007, Israel and the PA endorsed an agreement that gave al-Aqsa Brigades militants amnesty if they were willing to lay down their arms. The amnesty was offered to men who refrained from terrorist acts and abided by an agreement to disarm. |
| Posted by:Fred |