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The Palestinian Army Comes Out of the Closet

(Ha'aretz) Gideon Levy - The Palestinian army came out of the closet last week, donned uniforms, once again took up arms, and returned to its posts. Leaning on the wall of the tire repair shop sit three Palestinian soldiers in red berets, holding rusty rifles. They are supposed to check cars and hunt for Qassams. They say they have already caught one Kassam and sent its launchers to jail. They will obey every order of their commanders, and they are not preoccupied with the question of whether the Kassam is fighting the occupation, and whether they aren't fighting against those who are fighting the occupation. The population welcomes them, everyone wants some quiet and security. When will they use their weapons? When someone does not obey. They will fire into the air, and perhaps to wound, but they won't kill their brothers. They will do that only if they find themselves in a situation of mortal danger.
2005-02-04 00:00:00
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