(Ha'aretz) Jonathan Lis and Baruch Kra - Israel released a further 73 Palestinian prisoners Friday as part of confidence-building measures with the Palestinians. Israel had previously released 339 Palestinian prisoners. Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein wrote in a special statement of opinion to the cabinet that the release of Palestinian prisoners is dangerous because of the "legal jungle" that prevails in the Palestinian Authority. Israel "is releasing prisoners to a place where there is no law and...it is difficult to prevent the released prisoners' return to terror," wrote Rubinstein. "This is an issue that the U.S., a law-abiding country fighting terror, certainly understands," he wrote.
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