Israel concerned by push to give PA control of Gaza crossings

There is growing concern in Israel that the recent tightening of sanctions against the Gaza Strip will result in international pressure to transfer control of the border crossings into the Strip to the Palestinian Authority.

PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad had proposed during last month's donor nations conference in Paris that Palestinian forces not affiliated with the rival Hamas and Fatah factions take over operations at the crossing points. Fayyad is also considering the possibility of involving private international companies specializing in border crossings, who would assist PA officials in running them.

In recent weeks Fayyad has been hard at work trying to convince the U.S. administration, the United Nations and the European Union of the merit of his idea.

Political sources in Jerusalem said Monday that the idea is enjoying growing international support. Senior U.S. officials have sent a number of memos to Israeli counterparts describing Fayyad's idea as "creative and worth a serious look."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/946895.html

What would you recommend happen if security proves inadequate and open ports and borders result in a large influx of weapons that were then used against Israel's civilian population? Seriously, I'm asking you. Because this is the main concern that people who oppose reopening these access points have.

What would your solution be to prevent Israeli civilian deaths resulting from this action?

Man, I had no idea there were so many "Cheney Democrats"! :)

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