Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Israel

Israel: Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Israel published the names of 26 men, including al-Haj, to be freed before the first round of talks Wednesday. In all, 104 prisoners have been slated for release in four tranches over a period of nine months that the U.S. has set aside for negotiations. But their freedom is contingent on progress in the talks. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, sits next to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Israel on Monday published the names of 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them jailed for deadly attacks, who are to be released this week as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. AP Photo/Mohamad Torokman, Pool While the Palestinians are joyful, the decision to free the inmates has stirred anger in Israel where victims' families say it is an insult to their loved ones. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.