Palestinian security forces intend to disarm militant factions as part of a plan to prevent attacks on Israelis. Reuters reports that Bashir Nafe, commander of Special Forces and tipped as a possible security chief for the West Bank and Gaza, said:
"The instructions are clear ... Weapons that don't belong to the Palestinian police are illegal. So wherever illegal weapons are found, we will collect them," Nafe told Reuters.
"There is no leadership in the world that gets elected on a peaceful program and leaves arms in the hands of militias and other groups," he said.
This would be a good start, if the Palestinians actually did it. I'm not very optimistic they will.
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