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Officials: Israel to Supply PA Forces with Security Equipment

By News Agencies

posted on 03/26/08

Israeli officials say Defense Minister Ehud Barak has agreed to transfer police cars and ammunition to the Palestinians, and let thousands more West Bank residents work in Israel.

Barak will make Israel’s position known in a meeting later Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The defense minister announced on Tuesday that he has approved the entry of 600 Palestinian policemen into Jenin, where they will engage in routine law enforcement. The policemen are currently undergoing training in Jordan.

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