Jerusalem, 30/10/2013 - Trained and equipped by Europeans, the Palestinian police plays its role of enforcing law and order and combating crime, essential elements of a still embryonic Palestinian state. Its sphere of action, however, which is in reality limited to 18% of the West Bank, continues daily to come up against the political status quo that is the legacy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
General Hazim Attalah, Head of the Palestinian police force, said on Tuesday 29 October...