Palatsinian power struggle.

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If things keep going the way they are it's starting to look like Arafat might get pushed out if he doesn't give a lot more ground and allow real reform. It appears a lot of the cops that protested the new security chief have been fired and joined the external militas and are now waging a campaign that is being slowly stepped up. Some attacks are making the news but talking to a couple of people on the ground it sounds like the usual minor anarchy has turned into total security colapse and every armed faction is out in force.