Word: palestinian
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...PALESTINIAN POLICE...
...While Palestinians have long run their own schools, hospitals and social services, they have not had an independent security force in the territories since the 1967 war. Before they can begin, the two sides must negotiate the terms of the "strong" Palestinian police force called for in the agreement. Israeli security officials say the Palestinian cops will probably be armed with pistols, rifles and light machine guns. The P.L.O. would like to have armored personnel carriers and spotter helicopters as well. "We will give them everything they need to maintain security and keep power," says Nissim Zvilli, secretary-general...
...Palestinian force will be relatively small while it polices Gaza and Jericho. But over the next nine months, its turf will expand into the entire West Bank as the Israeli army withdraws from populated areas and Palestinian autonomy spreads. Faisal Husseini, the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, has said police should eventually total 30,000 officers. But Israel's principle is that there should be the same proportion of Palestinian police to civilians as there is in Israel, which would make for a force of about...
...protect Israelis traveling in the territories. The army proposes keeping the roads, including wide shoulders on each side, under Israeli control. Finances permitting, electrified fences would be erected on either side of the highways to prevent guerrillas from ambushing passing Israeli cars, recognizable by their yellow license plates. Since Palestinians use the same roads, one idea under discussion is to have joint Israeli- Palestinian units patrol them...
Then there is the issue of hot pursuit: What happens if the Israelis chase a suspected miscreant into a Palestinian-controlled area? Would the Palestinian police allow the Israelis to continue, take up the chase themselves or sit idly by? As'ad Abdul-Rahman, a member of the P.L.O.'s Central Council, says, "I believe the P.L.O. would go so far as arresting and handing over Palestinians who do violence...