Word: tanzim
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...want peace as well as whether they were capable of exerting control over the streets. I am thinking of Abu Ramzi, the Palestinian Brigade commander here, a proud and straight man. The instructions he received put him into an impossible situation, and he was compelled to allow gunfire by Tanzim activists in the direction of the Israeli Defense Forces position and the Jewish community. During our last meeting, he could not look me in the eyes. It is so hard to build trust between enemies and so easy to break...
...company commanders. They are in their mid-20s, idealistic, intelligent, firm in their beliefs and happy to have this opportunity to meet. I have no doubt morale and readiness are high. At the end of the meeting, the commanders hurry back to their sectors since, as darkness descends, the Tanzim begin shooting at cars, army positions and houses...
...chose and Barak approved strikes on the police station where Norzich and Avrahami were attacked, the parking lot of a nearby police station, the antenna of the broadcasting center in Ramallah that had been spouting anti-Israeli invective, a police building in the Gaza Strip used by Arafat's Tanzim paramilitary (which has orchestrated much of the recent unrest) and a Gaza port where the 12 boats of the Palestinian navy were docked. The last was an odd choice, except for the fact that it was just 100 yds. from Arafat's office. Later, the Israelis attacked the police academy...
...Palestinian Authority will try to impose their own will upon us through the use of violence. We are a tough and small people who want peace, but we are ready to fight if necessary. Arafat initiated and launched this violence, sending innocent, incited citizens, together with policemen and Tanzim people and kids 10 years old, to assault our isolated positions. And since the P.A. is the source of these orders, we had to attack its infrastructure...
...will end up with an end to violence and certain better assurances that it will not resume, and it will lead to putting back the Hamas terrorists behind bars and controlling the Palestinian police and Tanzim and putting an end to incitement, it will be a good result...