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Rights Group Wants Funds Cut to Palestinian Forces
(AP-Boston Globe) Daniel Estrin - The U.S. and the European Union should cut off funds to Palestinian security services in the West Bank until the Palestinians investigate accusations of abuse against protesters, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The U.S. and EU have poured millions of dollars into training Palestinian security forces in the West Bank. Since January 2009, Palestinians have filed more than 360 allegations of torture against Palestinian security agencies with the official Palestinian ombudsman for human rights abuses, but no PA security official has been convicted of torture or other abuses.