Palestinians, in U.S. Talks, Press for New Security Plan
A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded her husband in the West Bank late tonight. In Washington, the director of central intelligence and the Palestinian interior minister discussed security reforms.

Earlier, Israeli troops reported killing a gunman who had tried to enter the Israeli town of Nir Am in the Gaza Strip. Troops also shot dead a 53-year-old Palestinian municipal worker going about his duties in the West Bank town of Nablus.

Israeli news media said the woman and her husband were sitting in a car outside their home when they were shot. The wounded husband was taken to a hospital, and another person in the settlement was also wounded.

No Palestinian group immediately claimed responsibility.

In Washington, the director of central intelligence, George J. Tenet, met with the Palestinian interior minister, Abdel Razzak al-Yahya, for about 90 minutes at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. They were believed to have discussed an American plan to reshape Palestinian security services as a prerequisite for reconciliation with Israel after 22 months of violence.

A source close to the Palestinian delegation gave few details but said the Palestinians believed that the talks had gone well.

Proposed reforms include the merger of different branches of the security services run by Yasir Arafat's Palestinian Authority, to make them more accountable and able to rein in Islamic militants responsible for attacks on Israelis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/international/middleeast/11MIDE.html