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Hebron: Cracking down on Palestinian resistance under the pretext of criminal offenses and business interests

Unit 101 of the Palestinian Authority is carrying out a major security crackdown south of Hebron, which it claims it meant to pursue wanted fugitives. But that region happens to be under the Israeli occupation’s control, so it is unlikely that the Palestinian Authority is only seizing “illegal weapons” but not the “resistance weapons” it may find. While it would be inaccurate to claim that there are no criminal activities taking place there, the operations of the Palestinian Authority in the areas witnessing friction with Occupation may not be entirely innocent.

http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hebron-cracking-down-palestinian-resistance-under-pretext-criminal-offenses-and-business-int

Yasser Arafat and the PA

The nostalgia for the old leader is not uncommon: in the West Bank these days, posters with Yasser Arafat’s face appear everywhere and there are still many Palestinian shops that, close to the cash register, have a picture of him. There are also many critical voices, those that rise both among political activists and members of political parties, from Fatah to the Popular Front: “There were two Arafats, one before and one after the Oslo accords”. Respect for the first one, disapproval for the second.

http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/news/164-yasser-araft-and-the-pa

Bild : Members of the Palestinian security forces detain a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes after Hamas supporters tried to reach the Israeli checkpoint, in a protest against Israel restrictions at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the city centre of the West Bank city of Hebron on October