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Unarmed Police Return to Palestinian Cities

(Jerusalem Post) - Khaled Abu Toameh Palestinian policemen are once again patrolling the streets of West Bank cities. However, they neither wear their blue uniforms nor carry Kalashnikov rifles or pistols. The decision to send the policemen back to the streets was taken at a meeting held in Arafat's office in Ramallah earlier this week following complaints of a dramatic upsurge in crime. Residents of West Bank cities have complained that local thieves and criminals are exploiting the security situation to break into private homes and businesses, especially during IDF-imposed curfew hours. In Hebron, which has suffered from a wave of thefts, a leaflet distributed by Fatah threatened to cut off the arms of thieves in accordance with strict Islamic rulings.
2003-01-10 00:00:00
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