FATAH ASKS ISRAEL TO ALLOW IMPORT OF WEAPONS

BOTH FATAH AND HAMAS WANT TO DESTROY ISRAEL AND REPLACE IT WITH A JUDENREIN ARAB STATE. THEY'RE ONLY FIGHTING ABOUT WHETHER IT WILL BE A RELIGIOUS DICTATORSHIP (HAMAS) OR A STALIST ONE (FATAH). MYSELF, I WISH BOTH SIDES GOOD LUCK WITH A LONG AND BLOODY STRUGGLE. ISRAEL AND THE U.S., HOWEVER, HAVE DECIDED TO BACK FATAH IN THIS FIGHT. THEY'VE BEEN SENDING THEM MONEY AND ARMS. IF FATAH WINS (DOUBTFUL), IT WILL TURN ITS NEW WEAPONS UPON JEWS. IF IT LOSES (LIKELY) THOSE WEAPONS WILL FALL INTO THE HANDS OF HAMAS... AND THEN BE TURNED UPON JEWS.

Palestinians want to import weapons (AP)
JERUSALEM - Security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have asked Israel’s permission to import anti-tank missiles, grenades and millions of bullets to fight the Islamic militant group Hamas, officials said Thursday. ...

Under interim peace accords, Israeli permission is necessary for military equipment to enter Palestinian territories, and Palestinian security officials said such a request by forces loyal to Abbas has been on the table for months.

Israeli security officials said Israel was discussing the issue with the U.S. security coordinator in the region, Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton. Officials on both sides spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss confidential military deliberations with the media.

A spokesman for Dayton said he had no comment. A senior Western diplomat said the U.S. “was playing no central role in this matter.” He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss U.S. involvement with the media.

Hamas, which shares power with Fatah in the Palestinians’ coalition government, was not immediately available for comment.

Israel has given permission for the import of weapons in the past, most recently in March after Palestinian officials made guarantees the weapons would not fall into Hamas’ hands and be used against Israeli targets. There is widespread opposition to this new request for the same reason.