Proxy occupiers

"The U.S. general directing training for Palestinian security forces said U.S. funds for the program would help reduce the IDF presence in the West Bank. Gen. Keith Dayton, addressing the annual Washington Institute for Near East Policy conference on Thursday, said the funds he is seeking for 2009 would be used “to explore options to reduce the IDF footprint,” referring to the Israel Defense Forces. Dayton did not say how much he is seeking, but reports say it is $130 million -- almost as much as the $161 million allocated to the program over the last two years. In its annual congressional lobbying blitz this week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee urged lawmakers to sign on to letters that backed appropriations for the program."