(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - The Committee of Families of Political Prisoners in the West Bank consists of relatives of Palestinians who are regularly targeted by Palestinian Authority security forces, largely because of their affiliation with Palestinian opposition groups, including Hamas, or for openly criticizing Palestinian leaders. A recent report by the committee documented 685 actions by PA security forces in the West Bank during September including arbitrary arrests and detentions, summonses for interrogation, raids on homes and confiscation of property, a dramatic increase compared with previous months. Palestinian leaders have convinced themselves that they can continue to spread their lies to the world about Israel while hiding the truth about what is happening within their repressive and corrupt regime in the West Bank.
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