'Israel doing everything to embarrass Abbas'
"They (Israelis) talk about helping the Rais (Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas), but making every effort to embarrass and weaken us to prevent the advancement of the peace process, this in addition to the daily raids on Palestinian towns, the targeted killings and the roadblocks that they refuse to remove to this day," he said.According to Al-Ajarmi, the Israeli government "has not taken any step to help the efforts of Fayyad's government to improve the economic and security situation in the territories".The minister said Israel has recently begun attempting to influence the content of the Palestinian matriculation exams. "Israel is forbidding exams in physics and chemistry under the claim that they would contribute to terror activity," he said. "What good is a diploma without these subjects?"Al-Ajarmi said the prisoners issue could have a positive effect on Palestinian public opinion, but "instead the Israelis remain rigid on this matter, which could lead to violence in the prisons that may beget violence throughout the entire Palestinian Authority."Such an outcome would severely reduce the Palestinians' faith in the peace process," he said.Prison's Authority spokesman Yaron Zamir said in response, "It is the police of Commissioner Benny Kaniak not to allow food and drink products into the prisons. Just as Jewish prisoners do not get donuts on Hannukah, the security prisoners will not be permitted to receive sweets from family members due to security and health risks."He added that the Palestinian prisoners would be able to purchase sweets at the prison kiosks.
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