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Palestinian Gunmen Become Lawmen to Avoid Israeli Wanted List
(Philadelphia Inquirer) Michael Matza - PA Chairman Abbas is trying to bring law and order to Palestinian cities while working out an arrangement with the Israeli military in which its troops would agree not to hunt down about 340 West Bank fugitives whom Israel views as criminals. The deal to turn militants into police officers appears to be a shrewd compromise that harnesses the gunmen without completely separating them from their guns. At the moment, it may be the most Abbas can hope for. Israeli officials have said that a joint Palestinian-Israeli commission would decide which names to remove from the lists. Anyone found to be plotting more attacks could be targeted for arrest or death.