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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (center) standing with Defense Minister Ehud Barak (right) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad after a meeting in Jerusalem on March 30. (AP) Last update - 04:20 19/04/2008 Israel: PA can reopen 20 police stations in West Bank By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters Tags: Police, PA, Israel, West Bank Israel told the Palestinian Authority on Friday that it agrees to the reopening of 20 police stations under Palestinian control across the West Bank, as part of a security drive aimed at bolstering peace negotiations, officials said. This is the first time Israel has approved such a measure since 2001. According to Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the PA's Civil Affairs Ministry, the police stations were abandoned after clashes erupted in September 2000. Advertisement The stations are located in the West Bank's Area B, where under 1993 interim peace accords, Israel retains the right to deploy troops against suspected militants. The Palestinian police will be authorized to engage in law enforcement activities, chiefly in Palestinian villages such as Tufah, which is near Nablus, Sarir, which is near Hebron, and Tekoa, which is near Bethlehem. The agreement was reached at the end of a meeting between Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai, the head of the Civil Administration, and al-Sheikh. "This move aims to enhance security and impose law and order under the Abbas security plan," al-Sheikh told Reuters. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry's civil affairs wing, said officials from both sides would begin meeting next week to schedule the reopenings. The stations would eventually be staffed by 500 new police personnel, Lerner added. The move was initially presented at tripartite a meeting held some two weeks ago on ways to improve the lives of Palestinians between Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Related articles: Barak confirms transfer of armored vehicles to PA Fayyad's police take over as Bethlehem becomes latest city in PA security drive Investing in Fayyad Bookmark to del.icio.us   A gentleman's word Olmert tells Haaretz he knows Iran won't have nuclear capacity. Farewell to arms B'Tselem says IDF must ban wide-range shell that killed civilians in Gaza.   1.   How Long Until The Terrorists Use Their Guns Against Jews? 12:47  |  Yishai Kohen 18/04/08   2.   That is so patheticaly Kind of Israel 14:48  |  Isratinian 18/04/08   3.   But Israelis (not necessarily Jews) 14:51  |  JW 18/04/08   4.   Good move....establish Law and order 15:02  |  Lynn 18/04/08   5.   Re Isratinian #2 15:53  |  Esther 18/04/08   6.   To Abbas "armed struggle" remains an option. 15:58  |  Jean Van Daem 18/04/08   7.   Why won`t Israel allow Palestine to exist? 16:41  |  *BEN JABO 18/04/08   8.   they`ll be easy targets inside station 16:48  |  david 18/04/08   9.   Do you also allow them to take showers and to go to school 17:38  |  Aounist 18/04/08   10.   LIFE UNDER OCCUPATION: PA "CAN" OPEN police stations 17:45  |  NO doubt 18/04/08   11.   #10 19:03  |  Ol 18/04/08   12.   south lebanese army, part II 19:08  |  uh huh 18/04/08   13.   "Police Stations" 19:15  |  Born In The USA 18/04/08   14.   10 no doubt,,well said! 19:54  |  lakshmi 18/04/08   15.   OI; Why would I dream that? 20:59  |  NO doubt 18/04/08   16.   OK: it`s wrong to open them, nothing good comes from Israel 22:03  |  Arthur 18/04/08   17.   #10 22:21  |  Christian King 18/04/08   18.   You have it backwards Aounist 01:13  |  Dan 19/04/08   19.   Israel never learns 07:12  |  Mark 19/04/08   20.   Open more police stations, add more check points 13:10  |  El-Birawi 19/04/08   21.   Israel: PA can do 02:06  |  Mary 20/04/08   22.   #9, 10, 21 06:50  |  B 20/04/08   23.   #20 06:51  |  B 20/04/08   24.   Contrast with Gaza 06:57  |  B 20/04/08

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