Tel Aviv, March 25, SPA -- Israel's defense minister says he willsoon allow 600 foreign-trained Palestinian police to takeup positions in a West Bank town, the Associated Press reported. Ehud Barak says the officers will be deployed in Jenin. The town is a site of frequent clashes between Israelisoldiers and Palestinian fighters. The deployment is seen as an important step by themoderate Palestinian government to restore law and order inthe West Bank. The police have been receiving specialtraining in neighboring Jordan since January. Barak says he is considering other relief measures tobolster the Palestinians. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/539709