71.   Hottest issue is prisoner release.

72.   However, Israeli Police Minister Moshe Shahal said Tuesday that the Palestinians were told repeatedly that prisoner releases were subject to Israeli law.

73.   However, some fear the prisoner release could cause resentment among those demanding the same kind of amnesty for imprisoned paramilitaries.

74.   Hundreds of relatives of prisoners across this Caribbean island have been anxiously awaiting a decision on prisoner releases.

75.   In a telephone interview from Havana, Sanchez said he expected a larger prisoner release soon.

76.   In recent weeks there has been a large and steady stream of prisoner releases.

77.   In Ramallah, border police clashed with stone-throwing youths who burned tires in the street in a demonstration calling for prisoner releases.

78.   Interim peace accords call for prisoner releases, but Israel says it has already fulfilled its obligations to free prisoners under those accords.

79.   In the past, the Chinese government has timed prisoner releases to smooth relations ahead of visits by major Western leaders.

80.   Israel requires all Palestinian detainees released under special prisoner releases to sign such a document.