[Ha'aretz] Aluf Benn - Wary of the security implications of Palestinians traveling between Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli defense officials expressed opposition on Tuesday to this part of the American benchmarks plan for Israel and the PA. Officials said that allowing freedom of movement between the two territories may create a dangerous security situation, enabling the transfer of technological know-how for making Kassam rockets in the West Bank. Officials said the security situation in Gaza has deteriorated significantly since a 2005 agreement on movement and access. Political sources in Jerusalem said the U.S. "dropped" the benchmarks document on Israel and did not coordinate its content in advance. "In our relationship with the Americans, we are accustomed to closer coordination," sources said.
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