Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard
2.1.06
O esplendor da democracia palestiniana (IV)
Dezenas de agentes da Polícia palestiniana invadiram hoje com as suas armas a sede da Autoridade Nacional Palestiniana (ANP) na cidade de Rafah e fecharam o local.
A day after eight veteran Fatah leaders called for delaying next month's elections, about 200 Palestinian policemen, shooting into the air, briefly took over several government buildings on Monday to protest the Palestinian Authority's failure to impose law and order in Gaza before returning to their positions.
Police have been powerless to halt the wave of kidnappings and other violence that has gripped Gaza since Israel withdrew from the area in September. Last week, an officer was killed in a shootout between two rival families.
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The police officers demanded that the Palestinian Authority grant them more authority in facing armed gangs that have taken control of government and elections offices and abducted foreigners in recent months. The police withdrew and returned to their regular positions after about two hours.
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