Israel will not free Hamas or Islamic Jihad prisoners, according to a decision reached Wednesday by the ministerial committee on prisoner release, Israel Radio reported. During a Wednesday morning meeting in Jerusalem, the committee decided to adopt the Shin Bet security service's recommendations for releasing Palestinian prisoners. The committee met to debate the exact timing of a release of Palestinian detainees as part of the Israel's commitments under the U.S.-backed road map. The list - prepared by the Shin Bet - reported to include 350 prisoners that Israel has agreed to release, amongst which are between 40-60 prisoners from Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. On Tuesday, the Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs said that the Israeli side has been trying to dictate its conditions for the release of the Palestinian prisoners in the recent negotiations between the two sides. On their part, leaders from Hamas and Islamic Jihad criticized the performance of the PA as far as its negotiations with Israel are concerned. In a statement, the PA Minster of Prisoner Affairs - Hisham Abdalraziq - said that the negotiations with the Israelis vis-a-vis the release of the prisoners have been lingering. "There has been no progress so far due to Israel's insistence on imposing their own conditions…by offering what suits their interests without any consideration to ours. They expect us to only express our gratitude (at whatever we get from them)," he said. Asked about prisoners from Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, Abdalraziq said, "Negotiations are blocked from all aspects. We cannot give concessions because of the importance of the issue (of the prisoners) to us. Israel wants the issue to be fragmented but we at the PA refuse this and view the matter as a one issue. All the prisoners are Palestinians and Israel should recognize that there is no difference between them regardless of their various (political) orientations." On another side, the leaders of both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad have criticized the performance of the PA in the efforts they have made so far regarding the release of the prisoners. Commenting on the release of detainees, Abdu-l-Azizi Rantisi described Israel as "playing with a sensitive issue". "What is required is that all prisoners be released, and we don't care about what the Israeli committee will discuss." He added, "we have learnt from our past experience with Israel. Israel will only release those prisoners who have almost finished their jail terms, or those who have received administrative jail terms. Whatever the case may be, we reject Israel's actions." **PHOTO CAPTION*** A Palestinian man shouts slogans while holding a portrait of his imprisoned son during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Israel has refused to release Hamas and Islamic Jihad prisoners. (AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)