 | But it's okay, because it's all approved, you see. |
Haaretz has learned that four months ago Jordan transferred to the Palestinian security forces - units answerable to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas - a total of 3,000 M-16 rifles. The weapons were transferred through the Sheikh Hussein crossing in the Beit Shean area.
At the same time, Egypt delivered 2,500 AK-47 rifles to Abbas loyalists through the Rafah crossing. In total, Egypt and Jordan also delivered more than 3 million bullets for the rifles.
| Most of which will be shot off in gun sex celebrations, but that's still a lot of bullets. |
Recently, Abbas asked the Israelis and Americans to agree to the transfer of more weapons from Arab countries to his forces, both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. However, Israel and the U.S. rejected the request.
"Ummm, you want us to arm you Paleos."
"Yup, dat's right."
"Ummm, no." |
Before the establishment of the Palestinian unity government, the Palestinians procured ceramic bullet-proof vests, communications equipment and various vehicles for security forces affiliated with Fatah. These items were transferred to them in coordination with Israeli authorities. The Fatah security groups, including the Presidential Guard (Force 17), recently received heavy machine guns, but it is unclear how they were delivered.
| Wonder if they allow got the firing pins with the micro-fractures? |
The equipping of the Fatah-affiliated security groups is being done in view of the growing strength of Hamas, mostly in the Gaza Strip, but also in the West Bank.
In spite of the establishment of the unity government, the Mecca agreement under which Fatah and Hamas formed the shared cabinet does not address the issue of the Hamas paramilitary organization, the Executive Force. The force, comprising some 5,000 members, operates in the Gaza Strip and Hamas has plans to double it.
Egypt and Jordan agreed to provide Fatah security organizations with weapons, instead of Israel, to avoid the impression that the Palestinians affiliated with Abbas are collaborating with the IDF.
| There's a rumor I'd be spreading around. |
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