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Posts Tagged ‘Palestinian National Security Forces’

Falastin quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Falastin, Quotes

I believe that the Palestinians in general are a people who want democracy. The Palestinians are among the most educated in the Arab world and they have been exposed both to the Israeli democratic system and to the Western democratic system. Unlike many of the Arab countries, there is an open debate today in Palestinian [...]



Palestinian forces deployed in Jenin

By Mary Rizzo • May 4th, 2008 • Category: Israel, Newswire, Palestine

By Ernesto Paramo
A 500-strong force made up of Palestinian national security forces and Presidential Guards has begun deploying in the West Bank city of Jenin for a “law-and-order campaign”. This force will join the 150 men already there preparing the ground. The operation has been ordered by Mahmoud Abbas trying to demonstrate to Israel and [...]