I think the reason he is releasing them is because Secretary of State John Kerry broke his arm to release them, because he wants to energize the peace process and get the Palestinians engaged in negotiations with Israel.
Connolly attributes Netanyahu's decision to Kerry's efforts to revive peace talks.
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