Monday April 11, 2016

I've Been Thinking:

Palestinian Authority Security (ISA) arrested 3 terrorists from Hebron on Saturday.

The combination of this announcement and these arrests are intended to signal a renewed sense of cooperation between the PA and Israel.
The PA was under tremendous pressure to step up and try to stop the wave of terror against Israelis that has been so commonplace and was even supported by PA leadership.

This arrest came with a further announcement explaining that recently PA security services have prevented 200 attacks and arrested 100 people and confiscated numerous weapons.

It is not clear that this is a new era of cooperation. But it certainly is an important symbol. Hamas responded by condemning the arrests and called the PA, its security forces and even its leadership "collaborators".

Israel responded to the ISA announcement saying that, as of late, there has been a huge drop in terror attacks. The prime minister is being cautiously optimistic about this ... but regardless - this is a very good sign, even if it is only temporary.

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