| Reports of a visit by a Jordanian security delegation to Jenin to discuss security arrangements in case of Israeli pullout are "false," a local Fateh movement official stressed to KUNA on terms of anonymity Saturday. The official said, however, that there was a visit by the Jordanian Moral Guidance and Television to Jenin for three days and the objective of the visit is to discuss boosting performance of a Jordanian field hospital. The official added that "several Aqsa Martyrs Brigades members had requested members of the delegation to leave the city, assuming they were there to discuss security arrangements amid talk of a Jordanian role in the West Bank." The official pointed out that Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades later understood and appreciated the situation and the delegation is still in the city. The visit was arranged with the Palestinian Authority, he added. Palestinian sources in the city earlier said the Jordanian delegation had already left the city after a two-hour ultimatum by the brigades. The PA last week protested to the Jordanian government over press reports that Jordanian officers had toured towns Northeast the West Bank without coordination with the PA. Jordan denied the incident. Still, PA Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei’ in press statements last week welcomed a Jordanian security role in the West Bank, much like the Egyptian role in Gaza. He also stressed there is Palestinian-Jordanian coordination on this issue. |