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November 27, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1130946.html

West Bank Commander Tells How to Prevent Terrorism

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - This week IDF Col. Eran Niv, 39, concluded two and a half intense years as commander of the Ephraim Brigade, whose sector includes Kalkilya and Tulkarm in the West Bank. "In 2007 the cities here were in a state of neglect and the louts from Fatah collected protection money and harassed women on the street. Now the PA is demonstrating sovereignty here," he said. "Good intelligence, operational freedom of action, and the separation fence are what prevent terrorism. And if the PA is helping us with this, so much the better." "Today we insist on every last detail in the agreements with the PA being carried out. There is no rolling of eyes and no backslapping. I am not their pal, but I work with them. Honoring agreements is a far better basis for success than eating hummus together."

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