(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday appointed Gen. Rashid Abu Shabak, the commander of the Preventive Security Force in the West Bank and Gaza, to the newly-created post of director-general of internal security, in a move aimed at preventing the Hamas cabinet from taking control of the PA security forces. "Abu Shabak will now be in charge of the security forces," said a top Abbas aide. "Hamas is responsible for directing the traffic and recruiting firemen." On Wednesday, Abbas issued another "presidential decree" placing the border crossings under his direct control. Last month Abbas, in another "presidential decree," placed the PA electronic and print media under his exclusive control. "Abbas and Fatah are actually engaged in the process of hijacking the Palestinian Authority despite the fact that we lost the election," said a former Fatah legislator.
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