Olmert´s last cabinet meeting discusses security, prisoners

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-30-2009 08:41

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Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has held his last cabinet meeting, amid hopes that the next government will bring security to the country. The cabinet approved a proposal to take away some privileges from Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly  cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2009. An  Israeli official close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says a  prisoner swap deal with Hamas is all but impossible before  Olmert leaves office.(AP Photo/Ronen Zvulun, Pool)

Olmert's last cabinet meeting came ahead of the swearing-in of Benjamin Netanyahu's new government on Tuesday.

And the outgoing leader is urging the new government to do its utmost to allow Israelis to live in peace.

Olmert said, "I really hope the new government will continue to work on the important and central subjects this government worked towards and on its own accord will renew other subjects."