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Palestinian Security Forces Found Unfit


(New York Times) Steven Erlanger - The security forces of the Palestinian Authority are divided, weak, overstaffed, badly motivated, and underarmed, and more attention must be paid to building up institutions rather than personalities, says a "Palestinian Security Assessment" prepared by the Strategic Assessments Initiative, a Washington-based group headed by Amjad Atallah, a former member of the PA's Negotiation Department. Despite recent changes by PA Chairman Abbas, centralizing most forces under Interior Minister Nasser Youssef, that formal structure does not reflect the realities of power, the report indicates. The survey was financed by the Dutch and Canadian governments.
2005-07-26 00:00:00
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