Article: Erez talks in high gear

JON IMMANUEL
Jerusalem Post
10-08-1996
THE joint Israeli-Palestinian steering committee, headed by former chief of staff Dan Shomron and Palestinian Authority minister Saeb Erekat, met for more than four hours at the Erez checkpoint yesterday, holding a preliminary discussion about Hebron.

Sources said that the ideas Israel raised have all been mentioned in recent days as ways to meet the government's concern for the security of 400 Jews living in the city.

These ideas include issuing pistols instead of rifles to Palestinian policemen; stationing troops on Jabal Abu Sneineh, which overlooks the Jewish quarter; and increasing the number of soldiers through more joint patrols.

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