Olmert backs transfer of four prisoners to Jordanian custody - Haaretz

Last update - 13:07 16/02/2007

Olmert backs transfer of four prisoners to Jordanian custody

By Amiram Barkat and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed his support Thursday for the idea of releasing Jordanian prisoners to Jordanian custody in order to serve out the remainder of their sentences.

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Public Security Minister Avi Dichter also expressed support on the matter, although Defense Minister Amir Peretz has not yet determined his position.

Four Jordanians are serving life sentences for the murder of an IDF officer, Yehuda Lifshitz, on November 1990, four years after Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty.

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The issue has affected ties between the two nations, due to pressure from families of the prisoners, one of whom is the brother of a Jordanian member of parliament.

During a recent meeting between Olmert and King Abdullah, a Jordanian request was made for the release of the prisoners.

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon agreed to release the Jordanians imprisoned for lesser crimes, but was unwilling to free the four convicted of murder.

President Moshe Katsav also opposed their release, saying he would not sign a clemency order for prisoners "with blood on their hands."

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1.	they have a peace treaty	03:35	\|	papa jay	16/02/07

2.	Transfer Olmert to Jordan!	04:21	\|	Asylum Aleikum	16/02/07

3.	This sets a horrible precedent	05:13	\|	Shep Fargotstein	16/02/07

4.	POLLARD INCLUDED?	06:23	\|	HOWARD SPERBER	16/02/07

5.	4 terrorists walk	06:34	\|	DOV KORET	16/02/07

6.	to papa jay	08:03	\|	mama joint	16/02/07

7.	THE KING AND I	08:39	\|	Miriam Davidowitz	16/02/07

8.	Jordanian soldier who murdered 7 Israeli teenage girls is free	08:57	\|	Absolute Sweden	16/02/07

9.	waste of time	08:59	\|	jo moor	16/02/07

10.	re: Dov #4	09:07	\|	Paulo	16/02/07

11.	#10 Paolo: No "innocent" supporters of Hizbollah	10:18	\|	Yacov	16/02/07

12.	Hand washes hand in prisoner deals	10:23	\|	Esther	16/02/07

13.	OLMERT YOU ARE USELESS!!!	11:12	\|	yonatan ezra	16/02/07

14.	Paulo go Fck urself!!!	11:14	\|	yishay banatz	16/02/07

15.	re: Yacov #11	13:00	\|	Paulo	16/02/07

16.	I AGREE TO RETURN THE FOUR TO	13:05	\|	Robert	16/02/07

17.	KATZAV WAS ALSO AGAINST GRANTING	13:08	\|	Robert	16/02/07

18.	To Haaretz; # 14Yishay Banatz is he not being	13:16	\|	Robert	16/02/07

19.	A very good beginning, now is the time for our 3 prrisoners to co	13:30	\|	Aaron ,	16/02/07

20.	Still the "freier"	13:33	\|	Fay Poliak	16/02/07

21.	Response for Yonatan #13	13:41	\|	Esther	16/02/07

22.	Response for Paulo #10	13:55	\|	Esther	16/02/07

23.	Why is Israel different?	14:02	\|	Nik Miller	16/02/07

24.	4 jordanian murders of idf officer	14:09	\|	yahn goodey	16/02/07

25.	#1 Papa jay - there aren`t any Jews at all in Jordan	14:23	\|	Yonatan	16/02/07

26.	#12 Esther may just be right	14:26	\|	Yonatan	16/02/07

27.	Where are the Arab goodwill gestures?	14:28	\|	McQueen	16/02/07

28.	Olmert selling Jewish bodies for false idol Nobel Prize.	14:44	\|	Yacov	16/02/07

29.	I see, Paulo, you are still with us at an Israeli	15:32	\|	Anat	16/02/07

30.	If you deserved an answer, Paulo, I would tell	15:50	\|	Geula Etzioni	16/02/07

31.	Olmert is an absolute Idiot!	16:29	\|	Gary MD	16/02/07

32.	to paulo # 10 "terrorism is the indiscrimate killing of unarmed	16:39	\|	terrornator	16/02/07

33.	re dov 4.	18:10	\|	Danny	16/02/07

34.	Anat and Co: This grows tiresome	18:14	\|	Angela	16/02/07

35.	mossad	18:38	\|	dov	16/02/07

36.	Has anyone notice that every time Olmert	19:56	\|	* BEN JABO	16/02/07

37.	Not the proper time for a goodwill gesture	20:05	\|	bimmer	16/02/07

38.	Ill timed gesture	20:31	\|	bimmer	16/02/07

39.	Now Paulo is Angela who is based in Switzerland	21:28	\|	Anat	16/02/07

40.	#5 Pollard; I don`t think so	22:06	\|	ballistic	16/02/07

41.	#35 Dov- attempting to kill isn`t quite	22:10	\|	* BEN JABO	16/02/07

42.	Response for Bimmer et al: Correct time!	23:02	\|	Esther	16/02/07

43.	re: Esther #22	23:33	\|	Paulo	16/02/07

44.	re: Geula #30	23:44	\|	Paulo	16/02/07

45.	re: Anat #39	23:49	\|	Paulo	16/02/07

46.	#42 Esther - I wish you were right	00:01	\|	bimmer	17/02/07

47.	Response for Paulo #43	00:46	\|	Esther	17/02/07

48.	#s 6 and 7	02:24	\|	KT	17/02/07

49.	Paulo vs. Geula about the right of Israel to exist	07:26	\|	Avihu	17/02/07

50.	Response for Bimmer #46	08:56	\|	Esther	17/02/07