Caught Between Protesters and Israel, Palestinian Security Forces Shift Tactics
The Palestinian security officers in civilian clothes were nearly indiscernible amid the chaos of young protesters rushing to hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers and scrambling from the gunshots and tear gas they received in return.
...The relatively low-key presence of Palestinian security forces at protests surging throughout the West Bank this month suggests a shift after years of close coordination with Israeli agencies. With the Palestinian leadership having announced that it will redefine the deeply unpopular security alliance in response to mounting public outrage over it, officers fear the demonstrators could turn the violent uprising aimed at Israel in their direction.
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