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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

security coordination

Palestinian security forces rest after clashes with Palestinians following an arrest raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, September 20, 2022. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
February 2, 2023, 3:39 am
US pushing Abbas on plan to boost PA security presence in northern West Bank
Proposal raised by Blinken would see creation of Palestinian SWAT teams to operate in Jenin and Nablus, where Israeli raids have been met with increasingly violent opposition
By Jacob Magid
CIA director William Burns meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the latter's Ramallah office on January 29, 2023. (Wafa)
January 31, 2023, 1:26 am
Abbas assures US security ties with Israel only partially cut, can be restored
PA president tells CIA chief announced freeze aimed at pushing Netanyahu to moderate settlement expansion, said to fear condemning Jerusalem attack would be ‘political suicide’
By Jacob Magid
CIA Director William Burns listens during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 14, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP, File)
January 27, 2023, 10:09 am
Amid escalation, CIA chief said visiting Israel, West Bank
While trip was pre-planned, Bill Burns’ talks with government and intelligence heads likely to focus on easing tensions and restoring security coordination between Israel and PA
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
January 25, 2023, 6:42 pm
PA’s Abbas told top Biden aide that he is prepared to meet Netanyahu — officials
In meeting with Jake Sullivan, Palestinian Authority president offered to halt efforts against Israel in international arenas if it ceases ‘unilateral’ steps in West Bank
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on August 16, 2022. (Jens Schlueter/AFP)
December 9, 2022, 9:12 am
PA’s Abbas says he opposes armed resistance, for now
In rare interview, Palestinian Authority president attributes recent attacks against Israelis to ‘oppression,’ calls Israel’s UN membership ‘illegal’
By Jack Mukand
Ibrahim Nabulsi (L) and Musab Shtayyeh in an undated photo (Courtesy)
September 20, 2022, 8:48 am
Palestinian killed in protests after PA security forces nab Hamas members in Nablus
Demonstrations against PA break out following operation, which terror group claims was carried out at Israel’s behest; arrested men suspected of involvement in shooting attacks
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group participate in the funeral of Taher Zakarneh, 19, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces, in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, September 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
September 14, 2022, 11:51 pm
Senior Biden official: US aiming to boost Israel-PA security ties amid violence wave
Barbara Leaf says security situation in West Bank cannot be looked at in a vacuum, improvements to Palestinians’ economic conditions essential for stability
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, right, meets with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on May 19, 2022. (Shmulik Almany/GPO)
August 9, 2022, 11:46 pm
Pentagon backs off Jerusalem security coordinator downgrade amid lawmaker pressure
Defense Department notifies Congresspeople who opposed lowering rank that it is reversing its plans, after lawmakers argued 3-star officer needed to help keep stability in region
By Jacob Magid
Clouds pass over the Capitol dome on December 31, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images/AFP)
August 4, 2022, 9:41 pm
Don’t downgrade the US security coordinator from a three-star general to a colonel
Israel and the PA need to trust the USSC to coordinate during crises to prevent bad situations from spinning out of control – the job needs a high-level officer
By Shira Efron and Ghaith al-Omari
Palestinian policemen participate in a training session at their headquarters in the West Bank city of Hebron on January 30, 2019. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
August 2, 2022, 3:47 am
Despite bipartisan opposition, US still plans to downgrade Jerusalem security post
Israel-PA coordination job to be filled by colonel rather than three-star general; Defense Department says it is following requirements of Congressional legislation
By Jacob Magid
Members of the Palestinian special police forces wait to compete during the 7th Annual International Warrior Competition hosted by the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC), Sunday, April 19, 2015, Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
July 11, 2022, 1:41 am
IDF reportedly warns failure to advance measures for PA risks security coordination
Security establishment drafts document ahead of Biden visit, stating that Abbas has no accomplishments to point to and recommending more substantial initiatives be approved
By Sara Serfaty
Members of the Palestinian special police forces wait to compete during the 7th Annual International Warrior Competition hosted by the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC), Sunday, April 19, 2015, Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 17, 2022, 7:46 pm
Senators urge against lowering rank of Israeli-Palestinian security ties coordinator
Congress passed law reducing number of generals, but bipartisan group asks Pentagon not to apply it to Jerusalem post, saying high-level engagement critical amid current tensions
By Jacob Magid
IDF soldiers search for weapons in the village of Burqin, near Jenin, on September 30, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 1, 2022, 3:16 am
IDF planned major raid on Jenin, but called it off after PA forces acted — report
TV quotes chief of staff Kohavi telling confidants that Palestinian Authority was pressured to act in city that is a terror hotbed; praises security cooperation
By ToI Staff
A youth jumps on the hood of a burnt Israeli car being transported away by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 1, 2021, after the vehicle was set on fire by Palestinian youths upon it entering Ramallah. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
December 2, 2021, 4:01 pm
Israeli attacked by Ramallah crowd recalls ‘miracle’ escape, may still face charges
Michael Sharabi says he and a person he was with were immediately surrounded by youths who assaulted them with cinder blocks after they accidentally drove into downtown square
By ToI Staff
Palestinians gather around the remains of a burnt Israeli car being transported away by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 1, 2021, after the vehicle was set on fire by Palestinian youths upon after two Israelis drove it into the city's downtown (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
December 1, 2021, 10:08 pm
Two Israelis attacked, car torched by Palestinians after entering downtown Ramallah
Palestinian Authority security forces extricate the two, hand them unharmed to Israel after crowd surrounds them in the city center
By Aaron Boxerman
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