Palestinians welcome prisoner-release, cautious over peace talks The head of the Paletinian authority working on behalf of the welfare of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on Saturday welcomed Israel's announcement that it will release some Palestinian prisoners as a "gesture" after the two sides agreed to lay the groundwork to resume peace negotiations. While the people of Ramallah welcomed the news that talks would resume, mainly were sceptical that the negotiations would produce concrete results. Images and soundbites.