PA Forces Acquire Jeeps, Body Armor

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- After more than six months of negotiations, Israel has
approved the delivery of armored jeeps and body armor to the Palestinian
Authority.
Officials said the equipment was approved by Israel in July 2008 and
would arrive in several deliveries over the next few weeks. They said PA
security forces would use the 142 jeeps and 200 body armor sets for
anti-crime and counter-insurgency operations in the West Bank.
"This will provide us with the protection that will allow our forces to
impose order in the area," an official said.
The PA request for the jeeps and body armor was submitted in early 2008
through the United States. Since then, U.S. security coordinator Lt. Gen.
Keith Dayton pressed the Israeli military to permit the entry of the
equipment from neighboring Jordan.