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Source: https://www.jns.org/palestinian-authority-police-active-near-jewish-towns-in-judea-and-samaria/
Palestinian Police Active near Jewish Towns in Judea and Samaria
(JNS) Josh Hasten - On Saturday, nearly 20 heavily armed Palestinian Authority security personnel arrived in their vehicles near the Jewish community of Adam, just north of Jerusalem in the Binyamin region of Samaria, in pursuit of a wanted Arab criminal. Uniformed PA policemen do not have jurisdiction to carry out armed patrols or pursuits in Area C, under full Israeli military and municipal control, without prior coordination with the IDF. Nevertheless, these types of incidents occur from time to time throughout Area C of Judea and Samaria, an Israeli security chief in the area explained. "Within seconds, they can turn their guns on us." Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, former director of the Military Prosecution in Judea and Samaria, said that since its creation in 1994, the PA, in complete breach of the Oslo Accords, has built a huge terror army, disguised as the "PA security forces," funded and trained by the U.S. and the Europeans. Over the years, hundreds of members of the PA have actively taken part in terrorism, murdering Israelis, he said. "At any stage the PA security forces will turn their weapons against Israel and Israelis."