Repeating The Past Mistakes 2: 1,050 Kalachnikov Rifles and One Million Bullets to “PA(sic)” Gunmen …

Exclusive: Israel Transferred Jordanian Weapons to the PA

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The Israeli government, through the IDF, transferred 1,050 Kalachnikov rifles and one million bullets to the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday and Wednesday. The weapons reached the Allenby Crossing, on the Jordan-Israel border, as a gift to the PA from the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan. After receiving orders from the government, IDF forces transported the weapons from the Jordanians across Israel and handed them over to PA forces at the Erez and Karni crossings into the Gaza Strip.

During his visit to Jordanian King Abdullah II last week, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the Jordanian request to supply the PA with the weapons. The weapons transfer is apparently meant to prop up the militia controlled by PA leader Mahmud Abbas; however, IDF sources report that the low-level war waged between Fatah and Hamas in the PA indicates that the weapons may not stay in the hands of Abbas-controlled gunmen.

This week’s weapons transfers to the PA also undermine the effectiveness of a petition filed by Almagor terror victims association against the Israeli government’s plans to arm the PA militia. The petition is to be heard before the High Court of Justice today.

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