The United States reportedly will press Israel on the issues of settlement outposts and Palestinian prisoners. U.S. officials feel such moves would bolster Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. In talks with Israeli Cabinet ministers this week, U.S. officials were expected to urge Israel to speed up the dismantling of illegal settlement outposts and to release more than the several hundred Palestinian prisoners who meet criteria set by the Shin Bet security service, the daily Ha’aretz reported.
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