Israel has held up the transfer of 25 Russian armored vehicles to Palestinian police in the West Bank, because the Palestinians want to have them mounted with machine guns, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Monday.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the shipment two weeks ago over the objections of his own security forces, in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of last week's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference.
But the Israeli security officials said Monday that the shipment has been delayed because the Palestinians want to equip the vehicles with guns. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not …
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