When playing by intifada rules, your own population will pay the price: Palestinian vigilante killings on the rise
| A top security official said more Palestinians were killed in internal violence this year than by Israeli troops. The descent into lawlessness is hurting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas politically at a time when he is trying to beat back a tough challenge by Islamic militant rivals. This week, a Palestinian parliament frustrated with armed gangs and corrupt police officers ordered Abbas to disband his Cabinet and make crime-fighting his top priority. |
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