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Last update - 16:25 05/09/2008
Israel okays arms transfer to Palestinian Authority
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel, Palestinians, Barak 

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.
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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.

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      1.   the only country that arms their enemies!! 13:52  |  Dr Eric 05/09/08
      2.   We are crazy!!!!!!! 13:54  |  dr eric 05/09/08
      3.   We are are suicidal!! 13:55  |  Dr eric 05/09/08
      4.   Israel as a nation suffered from The stockholm Syndrome!!!! 13:56  |  Dr eric 05/09/08
      5.   Weapons to Pal Islamist-Jihadists? 13:58  |  Brod 05/09/08
      6.   #!,#2,#3 and #4 Dr. Eric 14:18  |  Don Saliman 05/09/08
      7.   Bolstering Kuntar`s friend, Abbas with rifles 14:20  |  Steve 05/09/08
      8.   What are you talking about? Too little too late! 14:22  |  Steve 05/09/08
      9.   If arabs have enough weapons in Shomron & Yehuda then 14:40  |  David 05/09/08
      10.   In case you didn`t know it 14:45  |  * BEN JABO 05/09/08
      11.   Real Smart !!! 14:56  |  John Fellows 05/09/08
      12.   Here we go - AGAIN!!! 15:05  |  D 05/09/08
      13.   Is This Wise? 15:28  |  Palestinian 05/09/08
      14.   TRAINING ARABS TO FIGHT ARABS? BALONEY! 15:47  |  dav zee 05/09/08
      15.   THE ONLY RIGHT OFF RETURN IS THE RETURN OF SCHALIT 15:50  |  jewish doctor 05/09/08
      16.   Title makes me steaming I am even not going to read the Article 15:55  |  Gil 05/09/08
      17.   Kadima Has Got To Go 17:15  |  Ron 05/09/08
      18.   BAD MOVE 17:15  |  Ibrahim 05/09/08
      19.   GO AHEAD AND RELEASE YOUR ARMS TO YOUR SWORN ENEMIES WHO WILL 17:27  |  glenna 05/09/08
      20.   ALL is running upside down exactly on schedule 17:28  |  Helm of Chelm 05/09/08
      21.   Unarmed police 17:29  |  Murray 05/09/08
      22.   The occupation is horrible 17:30  |  American 05/09/08
      23.   First they release murderers and later they arm them 17:30  |  Kosher Masochism 05/09/08
      24.   Yes, more guns to our Arab enemy, Please 17:40  |  Israeli Leftist 05/09/08
      25.   Fools and horses 17:45  |  de jong 05/09/08
      26.   Title makes me steaming I am even not going to read the Article 17:51  |  Gil 05/09/08
      27.   weapons 18:08  |  rm 05/09/08
      28.   So 1-7--what do you suggest? 18:25  |  Dave Duncan 05/09/08
      29.   Stop arming the P.A.. 19:18  |  Jean Van Daem 05/09/08
      30.   Anachnu menikim umechamshim et hasonim 19:45  |  IsraFan 05/09/08
      31.   give us more. hahahaha 20:03  |  ali 05/09/08
      32.   They need rifles? 20:17  |  David B. Klein 05/09/08
      33.   More arms for Hamas 00:04  |  Edifice 06/09/08
      34.   Israel arms to palestinians. 00:51  |  Dudka 06/09/08
      35.   Weapons to PA 01:39  |  Kim 06/09/08
      36.   This talkback a manifestation of Zionist hypocrisy 01:43  |  Axel 06/09/08
      37.   BLOOD OF INNOCENT JEWS ON HEADS OF GOV`T ABBAS AND ISLAM ?? 02:10  |  Bill 06/09/08
      38.   Clueless Dreamers 8,28,36 05:20  |  Steve 06/09/08
      39.   This is why Barak,Livni and Kadima must not be relected 05:51  |  Shepherd 06/09/08
      40.   Arms for Fatah 07:41  |  Miche Norman 06/09/08
      41.   An act of suicidal insanity unparalleled in human history. 18:02  |  Chaim 06/09/08
      42.   are people being paid to attack the leftists or haaretz 18:10  |  antoine 06/09/08
      43.   29 Jean vad Daem - Your Buddy Elliott`s Idea 18:36  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/09/08
      44.   ali #31 we`ll give you all the worn out junk that only fires a 19:05  |  terrornator 06/09/08
      45.   I wish Hamas luck in defeating Fatah & PA. 19:34  |  Chaim 06/09/08
      46.   jews in the crosshairs 19:41  |  real vision 06/09/08
      47.   #22 Response to American 19:46  |  Mark B. 06/09/08
      48.   They better get that rich white lady out of Gaza 20:44  |  lady from USA 06/09/08
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