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| Israel approves Jordanian arms shipment to PA |
| 2008-09-06 |
| (AKI) - Jordan has transferred to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank some 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousand of bullets, Israeli media reported on Friday. Oh, yasss. How many times have we observed in these very pages that the Paleostinians are under-armed? Defence Minister Ehud Barak authorised the transfer of arms following a formal request submitted by the PA, defence officials said. Barak's approval is considered to be a gesture to the Palestinian security forces for strengthening their operations against money-laundering in the Gaza Strip. The PA said the weaponry would be used in the campaign Prime Minister Salaam Fayad is currently waging in the West Bank against militants from Islamist Palestinian group Hamas. Fayad's West Bank campaign is targeted at money launderers, many of whom are believed to help finance Hamas. Israeli army officials have expressed fears that the weapons will eventually find their way into militant hands. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 And besides which, the PA and Hamas are fighting it out, so the Israelis have a "Heads, I win; Tails, you lose" situation there. No matter what, dead Paleos will be the result of the weapons transfer. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-09-06 05:57 |
| #1 Jooooooooooooos probably figured this was a coals to Newcastle deal so why not score a few points with the Jordanian entity? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-06 00:25 |