(JTA) Gil Sedan - The structure of the Palestinian security services was determined in the Cairo Agreement signed with Israel on May 4, 1994. The agreement referred to a "strong police" force that would consist of not more than 9,000 policemen. In the nine years since the agreement was signed, the force has grown to some 40,000 to 45,000 people - a veritable Palestinian army, which was not called for in the accords.
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