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Israel allows weapons transfer to Palestinians
Israel allows weapons transfer to PalestiniansBarak approves transfer of 1000 rifles to PA through Jordan, aimed at bolstering Abbas' government.
Published 9.5.08, 9:12AM
An Israeli security official on Friday said Israel allowed Palestinian security forces to receive a shipment of around 1,000 rifles and tens of thousands of bullents in a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian government.
The official said the shipment of Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of bullets reached the Palestinians through Jordan about one week ago.
He said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arranged the transfer when they met August 31.
The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make the shipment public.
Palestinian officials were not immediately available for comment.
Shipments of this type remain sensitive for Israel because weapons provided to Palestinian security forces during peace talks in the 1990s were used against Israelis when those talks broke down in violence in 2000. But balancing those concerns are fears that if moderate forces are too weak they might lose control of the West Bank to Hamas, the hardline Islamic group that seized power in the Gaza Strip last year.