(Makor Rishon-Hebrew-8Feb2013) Yohai Ofer - In recent weeks, Fatah Central Committee member Jibril Rajoub, a former PA cabinet minister and head of the Preventive Security Force, has been initiating violent Palestinian demonstrations and setting up illegal outposts in the West Bank. IDF Central Command has identified Rajoub as the person behind the nationalist stance adopted by the PA, which is seen in increasing incidents involving roadblocks, rock-throwing and firebombs targeting Israeli soldiers and civilians. Rajoub's VIP status, which enabled him to travel freely throughout the West Bank with armed guards, has been cancelled.
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