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| Palestinian Authority cracks down on lawlessness in the West Bank |
| 2013-10-04 |
| [LATIMES] The Paleostinian Authority has launched a security crackdown after a wave of lawlessness in West Bank cities. Hundreds of masked special forces, dressed in black and armed with machine guns, were dispatched Wednesday to the northern city of Jenin in a show of force, according to its governor, Talal Dweikat. He said the troops were there "to reinforce the work of the local security forces and to help them restore law and order to the city." Jenin has been plagued by shootings, property destruction and other attacks since Israeli troops last month killed a man during a raid at a refugee camp there. Local authorities, fearful of a return to the time, from 2000 to 2007, when armed snuffies controlled the streets, appealed for help from the central government. Dweikat said the security forces had locked away Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! dozens of people since their arrival. The Paleostinian Authority is worried that its arch-rival Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, which governs the Gazoo Strip, is trying to stir up trouble in the West Bank to undermine peace negotiations with Israel. Paleostinian and Israeli negotiators met Thursday in Jerusalem but reported no major progress. It was their eighth meeting since the resumption of direct negotiations this summer. With the talks stalled and Israel increasing the pace of settlement building in the West Bank, Hamas and other radical Paleostinian groups have called for a third intifada, or uprising. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents in the West Bank last month. The Paleostinian Authority has conducted a series of raids to arrest suspected krazed killers, notably in the southern city of Hebron, where one of the soldiers was shot and killed in what officials suspect was an attack by a Paleostinian sniper. Days earlier, a Paleostinian man was said to have lured an Israeli soldier to the West Bank village of Siniria and killed him. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Jeeez Jineter, that's a blast from my past. In the midst of a misspent youth I worked one summer building in-ground vinyl swimming pools. The customer was the nephew of Sam, who was tied up in Rahway State pen IIRC, who wanted a pool for his grand-kds. Several "funny" stories about that job. (the electrician's scheduled changed realllllly quick when he found out the client) 8^) |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-10-04 18:54 |
| #6 Sam the Plumber DeCavalcante (right) |
| Posted by: Jineter Crise7847 2013-10-04 17:18 |
| #5 g(r)om, as a native of the NYC/NJ area I am more than vaguely acquainted with the type of turf wars of which you speak (ever heard of Sam the Plumber?) However, they were not couched in terms of "lawlessness" even when the cops were doing the turf management. ;^) |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-10-04 16:56 |
| #4 Nothing says civil order like Hundreds of masked special forces, dressed in black and armed with machine guns |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-10-04 15:11 |
| #3 Ever heard the term "turf war", AC? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-04 13:17 |
| #2 The PA cracking down on lawlessness is about as believable as the Democrats cracking down on over-spending. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-10-04 13:03 |
| #1 Lawlessness in the West Bank? I'm shocked! What are things coming to? Next, we'll be hearing about gambling in the back room! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-10-04 11:08 |