Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08JERUSALEM688
2008-04-21 12:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Consulate Jerusalem
Cable title:
PA RECEIVES GOI PERMISSION TO REOPEN 20 "AREA B"
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 000688
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2018
TAGS: KWBG IS PGOV
SUBJECT: PA RECEIVES GOI PERMISSION TO REOPEN 20 "AREA B"
POLICE STATIONS
Classified By: Acting Principal Officer Thomas M. Duffy, for reasons
C O N F I D E N T I A L JERUSALEM 000688
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2018
TAGS: KWBG IS PGOV
SUBJECT: PA RECEIVES GOI PERMISSION TO REOPEN 20 "AREA B"
POLICE STATIONS
Classified By: Acting Principal Officer Thomas M. Duffy, for reasons 1.
4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) According to PA police chief MG Hazim Attallah, on
April 18 the GOI MoD gave the PA permission to reopen 20
small police stations in B areas throughout the West Bank
(specific locations listed para. 3). Attallah told POL FSN
that the two sides still need to agree on the number of
policemen, number/type of arms and permitted activities/hours
of operation at the stations before they can be
reestablished. He said the GOI Civil Administration said it
will review PA requests to freely move police between Areas A
and B and allow the stations one rifle for every two
officers. In the meantime, Attallah said the police will
complete a survey of the stations and their communities and
determine requirements for repairs, furniture, equipment and
logistical sustainment. (Note: Most of the 20 stations
already have buildings, but have been defunct since the IDF
forbid their operation in 2001. End note).
Comment
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2. (C) Reopening these stations is a small but positive step
for GOI-PA security coordination, favorably covered by
Palestinian press. It also sets a precedent for further
discussions to expand the PA's security presence. While it
helps a minority of Area B towns and villages, and falls far
short of transferring security responsibility to the PA for
these areas, it will improve delivery of law enforcement to
towns that have had no effective justice sector since 2001.
End comment.
Listing of Towns Authorized
to Reopen PA Police Stations
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3. (SBU) Jenin Area:
Dayr Abu Dayf
Tubas
Tamun
Fara'a
Aqaba
Tulkarm Area:
Atil
Bayt Lid
Allar
Qalqiliya Area:
Hajah
Kufr Thilth
Nablus Area:
Bayt Furik
Ramallah Area:
Baytunia (Area A, but functionally treated as Area B by GOI)
Im Sharayit
Khirbit Abu Fadalah
Dayr Ghassanah
Arura
Bethlehem Area:
Takua'
Hebron Area:
Ithna
Sa'ir
Tafuh
Wadi al-Hariyah
DUFFY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/PASCUAL
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2018
TAGS: KWBG IS PGOV
SUBJECT: PA RECEIVES GOI PERMISSION TO REOPEN 20 "AREA B"
POLICE STATIONS
Classified By: Acting Principal Officer Thomas M. Duffy, for reasons 1.
4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) According to PA police chief MG Hazim Attallah, on
April 18 the GOI MoD gave the PA permission to reopen 20
small police stations in B areas throughout the West Bank
(specific locations listed para. 3). Attallah told POL FSN
that the two sides still need to agree on the number of
policemen, number/type of arms and permitted activities/hours
of operation at the stations before they can be
reestablished. He said the GOI Civil Administration said it
will review PA requests to freely move police between Areas A
and B and allow the stations one rifle for every two
officers. In the meantime, Attallah said the police will
complete a survey of the stations and their communities and
determine requirements for repairs, furniture, equipment and
logistical sustainment. (Note: Most of the 20 stations
already have buildings, but have been defunct since the IDF
forbid their operation in 2001. End note).
Comment
--------------
2. (C) Reopening these stations is a small but positive step
for GOI-PA security coordination, favorably covered by
Palestinian press. It also sets a precedent for further
discussions to expand the PA's security presence. While it
helps a minority of Area B towns and villages, and falls far
short of transferring security responsibility to the PA for
these areas, it will improve delivery of law enforcement to
towns that have had no effective justice sector since 2001.
End comment.
Listing of Towns Authorized
to Reopen PA Police Stations
--------------
3. (SBU) Jenin Area:
Dayr Abu Dayf
Tubas
Tamun
Fara'a
Aqaba
Tulkarm Area:
Atil
Bayt Lid
Allar
Qalqiliya Area:
Hajah
Kufr Thilth
Nablus Area:
Bayt Furik
Ramallah Area:
Baytunia (Area A, but functionally treated as Area B by GOI)
Im Sharayit
Khirbit Abu Fadalah
Dayr Ghassanah
Arura
Bethlehem Area:
Takua'
Hebron Area:
Ithna
Sa'ir
Tafuh
Wadi al-Hariyah
DUFFY