Building Palestinian security forces for a future state will require a multibillion-dollar infusion of donor funds dwarfing existing commitments, according to U.S. estimates shared with European and zionist officials recently.
A Palestinian security plan backed by Washington calls for consolidating Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' forces into a nearly 50,000-member gendarmerie that can both police civilians and rein in militants who could try to block any future "peace" deal.
Internal cost estimates for the overhaul, ranging from $4.2 billion to $7 billion over five years, were compiled by U.S. security officials and their Palestinian counterparts, and recently shared with zionist and foreign diplomats, who expressed doubts that donors would produce such large sums anytime soon.
Only $86 million in funding from the United States has materialized so far to help build up Abbas' forces, which were routed from the Gaza Strip in June by Hamas who oppose the so called "peace" talks.
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A Palestinian security plan backed by Washington calls for consolidating Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' forces into a nearly 50,000-member gendarmerie that can both police civilians and rein in militants who could try to block any future "peace" deal.
Internal cost estimates for the overhaul, ranging from $4.2 billion to $7 billion over five years, were compiled by U.S. security officials and their Palestinian counterparts, and recently shared with zionist and foreign diplomats, who expressed doubts that donors would produce such large sums anytime soon.
Only $86 million in funding from the United States has materialized so far to help build up Abbas' forces, which were routed from the Gaza Strip in June by Hamas who oppose the so called "peace" talks.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/952546.html
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