81.   Israeli and Palestinian officials were to meet Thursday to discuss possible prisoner releases.

82.   Israeli Police Minister Moshe Shahal said the Palestinians have been told repeatedly that prisoner releases were subject to Israeli law.

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

84.   Israel violated the accord by failing to coordinate with the PLO on the prisoner releases, he said.

85.   Israel-Palestinian relations are at a low point, and a prisoner release would be aimed at building confidence.

86.   Israel also says it will not resume troop withdrawals unless Palestinian authorities accept Israeli criteria for prisoner releases.

87.   John Paul also sought a prisoner release during his visit to Nigeria last month, but the military rulers of the African country have made no gesture so far.

88.   Kamm, a former businessman, started the Duihua Foundation after unsuccessfully trying to persuade U.S. businesses to lobby China for prisoner releases.

89.   Larry Schwartz, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, said U.S. officials were looking into the alleged prisoner releases.

90.   McCrea said the key issues were prisoner releases, decommissioning of weapons, and the integrity of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, overwhelmingly Protestant police force.