Israel is freeing an Egyptian who is the longest-serving Arab prisoner in an Israeli jail. President Ezer Weizman decided to commute the sentence of Mohammed Sawarka, who served 22 years in jail for planting a mine that killed an Israeli soldier. Weizman, who recently commuted the sentences of five Israeli Arab prisoners in honor of Israel’s 50th birthday, also met with representatives of 40 other Israeli Arab prisoners seeking freedom.
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