[ This is what Israel gets back for helping the PA ]
This morning,
an IDF soldier was shot and killed by two Palestinian militants during an arrest operation.
One of the terrorists, Ahmed Abed, worked for the Palestinian Authority security forces.
Both of the terrorists, who appear to be relatives, were
claimed by Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
There has been a significant increase in Palestinian Authority forces directly attacking Israel in recent months. Under signed agreements, the Palestinian police and security forces are supposed to work with Israeli security to arrest and imprison terrorists - but lately they have become the terrorists.
Joe Truzman writes in the Long War Journal:
The question is whether this is the PA losing control - or making an active decision to play both sides of the fence. The public appearances of Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in recent months indicates that this might be an conscious decision to go back to Yasir Arafat's game of controlling both the "good guys" and "bad guys" and telling the West that he needs more help to control his own terrorists.
Just as Hamas policemen are also members of Hamas' terrorist Al Qassam Brigades, Palestinian Authority policemen are members of Fatah's terror group (that was supposed to have been dismantled 15 years ago.)
It is also possible that this is part of the larger fight of who is to succeed Mahmoud Abbas, and that these "rogue" militants are being led by one of the aspiring new Palestinian leaders.
The trend of Palestinian security forces attacking the IDF has also been noted approvingly in Palestinian media, some of whom call for a new violent intifada led by the Palestinians who were armed by the West. From an
Amad editorial:
This is a difficult and complex situation.
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