What is being done to promote Palestinian economic, security and political development?
The international community works intensively to promote Palestinian economic, security and political development. Since the split between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in 2007, the principal focus of international efforts has been to work with moderate Palestinians in the West Bank. The US has led a mission to train and equip Palestinian security forces, while the EU has developed a programme to support Palestinian civil policing. Israel has cooperated with these programmes by allowing Palestinian cadets to travel to Jordan for training and permitting them to bring equipment and weapons into the West Bank. The success of these missions has brought far greater security and calm to the Palestinian population in the West Bank. Israel’s policy is that as the Palestinians do more to maintain security and clamp down on terrorists in the Palestinian areas, Israeli security forces will do less. As a result, Israeli forces have progressi
The international community works intensively to promote Palestinian economic, security and political development. Since the split between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in 2007, the principal focus of international efforts has been to work with moderate Palestinians in the West Bank. The US has led a mission to train and equip Palestinian security forces, while the EU has developed a programme to support Palestinian civil policing. Israel has cooperated with these programmes by allowing Palestinian cadets to travel to Jordan for training and permitting them to bring equipment and weapons into the West Bank. The success of these missions has brought far greater security and calm to the Palestinian population in the West Bank. Israel’s approach is that as the Palestinians do more to maintain security and clamp down on terrorists in the Palestinian areas, Israeli security forces will do less. As a result, Israeli forces have progres
