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March 13, 2004
Report: Palestinians preparing for "day after withdrawal"

MAARIV: Report: Palestinians preparing for "day after withdrawal"

Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram: PA security forces start implementing plan aimed at preventing Gaza Strip anarchy following Israeli evacuation.

According to the newspaper report, Palestinian security forces have started implementing the plan this past Tuesday. The plan, slated to take three weeks to implement, was approved by the Palestinian National Security Council headed by PA chairman Yasser Arafat.

The newspaper is reporting that the plan was formulated following meetings with various Palestinian factions, including Fatah, the Popular Front, the Democratic Front, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad. Palestinian legislative council members in the Gaza Strip have also approved the plan.

The plan, designed to prevent anarchy in the Gaza Strip following an Israeli withdrawal, includes several steps that are meant to emphasize a single Palestinian government, law and order, and prevention of a civil war. Only official Palestinian security forces and guards protecting public facilities will be allowed to carry weapons.

According to the newspaper, a command post comprising most security apparatuses in the PA has also been set up in order to guard the border, prevent mortar and missile fire, and foil arms smuggling through tunnels.

Posted by Laurence Simon at March 13, 2004 01:08 PM | TrackBack
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