Jordanian Army may aid PA in W. Bank

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is exploring the idea of allowing Jordanian forces, and not NATO troops,into the West Bank to help the Palestinian Authority fight terrorism, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
What Olmert has in mind, and what has been raised in recent meetings with Jordan's King Abdullah II,is not the Badr Brigade-a group of Palestinian soldiers inside the Jordanian Army-but rather "regular" Jordanian Army troops,Beduins who have
experience fighting terrorism.The Badr Brigade is a unit in the Jordanian Army composed of 1,500 to 2,000 Palestinians who receive salaries from the PLO.The introduction of the Badr Brigade into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to support Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has been talked about endlessly and without any concrete results for years.But Olmert,in recent meetings,has raised the possibility of introducing regular forces from the Jordanian Army.He has said this could be an effective way to help Abbas create a semblance of security in the West Bank.The idea is likely to be raised when Olmert and Abbas meet next week,just days after Wednesday's planned visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Olmert and Abbas met two weeks ago and-in addition to discussing day-to-day security issues-reportedly discussed final-status issues.
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