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Members of the Palestinian Presidential Guard in a motorcade in Bethlehem, March 22, 2013. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
The fiction of autonomy in Ramallah is making the occupation stronger
A nearly averted shootout outside Abbas’s house in Ramallah has led to renewed talks about restoring Palestinian autonomy in parts of the West Bank. But outside the framework of a peace process, such steps only help the occupation endure. Israeli and Palestinian security forces came dangerously close to a direct, armed confrontation in late December…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 6, 2016
Screenshot of Palestinian police arguing with Israeli Border Police troops.
WATCH: Armed Palestinian police order Israeli troops out of West Bank city
Palestinian security forces are often derided as sub-contractors of the Israeli military occupation due to close cooperation with the IDF. Some are worried that might change. A video published on Monday appears to show armed Palestinian police evicting Israeli troops from the Ramallah area. The incident took place in Beitunia, a suburb of Ramallah, according…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man December 22, 2015
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