NewsMine — war-on-terror — israel — hostilities — Viewing Item

Unpaid cops rogue { December 12 2002 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html http://216.26.163.62/2002/me_palestinians_12_12.html Crime wave in West Bank as unpaid cops turn rogue SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Thursday, December 12, 2002 JERUSALEM — Palestinians are undergoing a wave of crime and gang activity following the collapse of police services in the West Bank, according to Palestinian sources and local news reports. Many of the members of the gangs are former Palestinian Authority police officers or Fatah insurgents, the sources said. They said they turned to crime after the the PA failed to pay their salaries. The focus of the criminal activities is said to be in northern Jerusalem neighborhoods that had been under the civilian rule of the Palestinian Authority. PA police were deployed in the area until the escalation of the Israeli-PA war in 2001, Middle East Newsline reported. Palestinian sources said as a result the area between Jerusalem and Ramallah have become lawless. The Anata refugee camp has been termed "Chicago" in a reference to the 1920s gang wars in the U.S. city. Many Palestinians have sought to protect themselves from the gangs. For the first time in years, Palestinian newspapers contain advertisements for the sale of guard dogs. The Palestinian sources said a network of gangs have appeared that extort from businessmen, steal property and other assets and work for those who want to eliminate their rivals. The sources said the gangs operate in the Jerusalem and Ramallah areas and face virtually no danger from being captured by either Israeli or Palestinian authorities. On Wednesday, Palestinian dailies published announcements warning the public to beware of these gangs. The announcements disclosed the activities of the criminal network and its record of extortion and deception. An announcement in the Al Quds daily called on the public to resist the gangs. The announcement said the criminal network sells illegal drugs, forges documents and seizes cars and land. Israeli police, they said, have not responded to reports of criminal activity amid reinforcement of Jerusalem from Palestinian insurgents.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 arab-terrorists-under-israelis-nose israeli-girls-sign-shells neo-nazi-idf photos suicide-bombers thanksgiving-2002-attacks 11 year old schoolgirl shot in stomach by israeli gunfire { October 13 2004 } Amnesty accused idf of crimes against humanity { May 24 2005 } Arafat calls israel terrorists nazi racists { May 2 2002 } Arafat forged new alliance iran Arafat payed militant { March 22 2002 } British MI6 to improve gaza security Cease fire broken { July 25 2002 } Hrw blames arafat { November 1 2002 } IDF shoots 13 year old on the way to school Idf used palestinian corpse for anatomy lesson { January 28 2005 } Israel charges arafat supported terror { May 6 2002 } Israel inflicts { July 21 2002 } Israel to use sound weapons on settlers Israeli empied his magazine into 13 year old girl Israeli jew gets suicide bomber threw checkpoint Israelis trophy photos with dead palestinians { November 21 2004 } Killing palestinians becomes routine { July 15 2003 } Militant groups unite against israel { April 2 2004 } Sharon apologizes for killing egyptians with tank Soldier admits shooting unarmed brit peace activist { December 16 2004 } Stressed israeli soldiers smoke cannabis { August 5 2004 } Suicide is top killer of israeli soldiers { July 16 2004 } Top israeli officer says tactics are backfiring { October 31 2003 } Unpaid cops rogue { December 12 2002 } Files Listed: 24

Correction/submissions

CIA FOIA Archive

National Security Archives

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purpose of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.