Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: The building is seen as an attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make up for the prisoner release, for which he has been sharply criticized at home. The prisoners were jailed for deadly attacks on Israelis, according to Times Colonist. The release of 26 Palestinians after midnight Tuesday was the second of four prisoner releases meant to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks in an effort to reach a final agreement between the two sides and JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday announced new construction in east Jerusalem an area the Palestinians demand for their future state just hours after it freed a group of Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to set in motion peace talks. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Lital Apter said on Wednesday that four projects are being promoted, including 1,500 housing units in Ramat Shlomo in east Jerusalem and development of an archaeology and tourism site near Jerusalem's sensitive Old City. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.