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Hände weg von Israel und Islam!
PA Warns Terrorists It Asked To Apprehend. PA Security Leave Moments Before Attack
2005-02-04
Excerpt from "Power of positive thinking"
Haaretz
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/536010.html
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There is a reluctance to transfer intelligence information to the PA. Last week, the Shin Bet gave it a try and transferred a list of names of low-level terror activists to Palestinian security officials in the Gaza Strip, asking that they be apprehended for interrogation. The PA security officials made do with warning the activists that "the Israelis are looking for you." What was revealed in the attack at the Karni crossing is also not encouraging. The investigation shows that the attack was timed to take place minutes before the crossing was closed for the day, when there is a minimal number of Palestinians present. PA security officials left the scene a little earlier, and on the Israeli side they could not find the PA liaison officer for 50 minutes prior to the attack.
