PA STATE COULD REQUIRE $7.7B FOR SECURITY

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority could require up to $7.7billion to build an internal security capability, deemed the key to any independent state. The Rand Corp. has issued a report that said the establishment of a Palestinian state depended on security for Israelis and Palestinians alike. The report said a Palestinian state must act against insurgency groups that threaten both Israel and internal Palestinian security.