In historic session, Sharon's cabinet begins charting Israel's final borders

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet on Sunday began charting Israel's future borders in a historic session, giving final approval to a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a revised route of the West Bank separation barrier that would encompass at least six per cent of land claimed by the Palestinians for a state.

Israel to Free 500 Prisoners in Gesture to Abbas Link on Monday in its largest prison release in nearly a decade as a goodwill gesture to bolster peace efforts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas