The Security Apparatus of the Palestinian Authority

[Excerpt from Palestinian Terrorism in 2007 Statistics and Trends
Government of Israel
www.mfa.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/75FC2B98-A581-4C89-88AC-7C3C1D1BC097/0/Terrorism2007report.pdf
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Wanted Persons Use of Palestinian Authority Buildings for Refuge

In recent years, wanted Tanzim members from Ramallah and nearby villages
used PA buildings throughout the city, including the Mukata compound
[Palestinian Authority headquarters] and military intelligence headquarters
in other places, as a place to hide from Israelis security forces and as a
base from which to carry out terrorist attacks.

Over the past year, a number of messages have been delivered to the heads of
the Palestinian Authority regarding the presence of wanted persons at these
locations, but to no avail. For example, an extensive operation was carried
out in March 2007 to arrest wanted persons, including many Tanzim
operatives, who had been hiding for a long time in Palestinian military
intelligence headquarters in the 'Ein Umm a-Sarayit neighborhood in
Ramallah. In the operation, Israel's security forces arrested 20 wanted
persons, among them Yunis Gamal Yunis Kafri, 24, who had fired at IDF troops
in Ramallah and at separation fence guards and had been involved in an
attempt to abduct a Jewish civilian and in the abduction and interrogation
of suspected collaborators.

Security Apparatus's Pretend Arrests and Interdictions

Palestinian security forces on several occasions made false representations
of extensive, significant operations to interdict attacks. For example, on
25-26 September, the Palestinians announced to the media that, at a house in
Bethlehem, it had seized two Kassam missiles aimed at Jerusalem and a number
of explosive charges and a suspicious suitcase. In fact, a professional
examination by a sapper revealed that the "missiles" were empty pipes
without any propellant material or flying capability, and certainly not
capable of causing any damage.

An example of false representation of arrests by the Palestinian security
apparatuses occurred with respect to the arrest, on 4 December 2007, of
Hassan Dabak, 26, from Jericho, a member of the Palestinian National
Security Force. Dabak was arrested for belonging to the Fatah-Tanzim cell
that planned terrorist attacks at the Jericho bypass route, and for
supplying arms to the group. Israel had requested the Palestinian security
forces to arrest Dabak, who posed a danger to the security of the region and
was engaged in planning attacks. The Palestinians replied that he had been
detained but, upon investigation, it was found that he was moving about
freely in Jericho. He was then arrested by the IDF and handed over for
interrogation by the ISA.