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Cutting Security Ties, Abbas Risks Everything
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - This time, Abbas has really halted security coordination with Israel. The Palestinian security forces rely to a large degree on this coordination. Israel has on a number of occasions passed information to the Palestinian forces on plans by Hamas or some other group to take action against the PA, or even to harm its leader. The PA also needs coordination with Israel in order to ensure freedom of movement in the West Bank for senior officials and forces, and to move weapons or military vehicles around. Without this coordination, the PA security forces will be weakened, and opposition forces will gain strength. PA security forces have been extensively involved in thwarting terror attacks in recent years, and are generally credited with stopping 1/3 to 1/4 of attempted attacks.