Israel-PA military cooperation improves in the West Bank

".....Nevertheless, the IDF enjoys complete freedom of action in the cities of the West Bank. In 2007 the number of meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officers defined as "significant" more than doubled. Before the formation of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's government last June, the IDF permitted Palestinian forces to carry out 46 armed operations in West Bank cities. Since June, the number climbed to 371......"