U.S. Policing Israeli Commitment to Stop Pursuing Fatah Men

Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
August 24, 2007

The U.S. security coordinator for the Palestinian Authority is checking whether Israel is upholding its agreement to stop pursuing Fatah militants in the West Bank, Haaretz has learned.

A senior Western diplomat said that officers from Keith W. Dayton’s team have been meeting with Palestinian security officials in several West Bank cities.

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