EU to Palestinians: Show determination in fighting terror

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European Union leaders on Friday were to urge the Palestinian Authority to demonstrate their determination to combat terrorism and reorganize its security services, according to a draft statement.

The text, which is to be adopted at the EU summit, also calls on Israel to halt all building in settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The EU leaders are to call on the Palestinian Authority to fulfill all its security obligations and set as soon as possible a date for free and fair parliamentary elections.

The peaceful transition of power that followed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death last year and Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza in August have created an opportunity to move toward a resolution, the statement says.

"It is crucial that the parties of the conflict make every effort to ... avoid a new escalation of violence," it reads.


http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/589210.html

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1. Palestinians to EU: With what?

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2. The Israeli government and the PA have actually been arming

police and security guards in West Bank cities. Vladimir Putin has made deals with Abu Mazzen to sell arms to the PA.

Shimon Peres, in today's Ha'aretz, is urging for more weapons to be distributed to the PA security forces. I've posted that article in I/P.

And, attempts are ongoing, to induce armed militias to trade guns for jobs - many of which will be as security agents and police.