Palestinian security chief quits, says too little is being done to curb lawlessness
{{date|March 31, 2005}}<!--[[Image:Palflag.png|180px|right|thumb|Tawfik Tirawi, head of Palestinian Intelligence in the West Bank, resigned Thursday.]]-->

Tawfik Tirawi, head of [[w:Palestine|Palestinian]] Intelligence in the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]], resigned Thursday. [[w:Fatah|Fatah]] officials said he told President [[w:Mahmoud Abbas|Mahmoud Abbas]] that too little was being done to curb lawlessness in the West Bank and [[w:Gaza|Gaza]].

"I cannot work under these conditions," he wrote in a letter of resignation given to Abbas.

He reportedly claims other heads of Palestinian security organizations had not done enough to impose the rule of law Abbas has promised. Abbas himself said some senior Palestinian officials are blocking his reform efforts.

Tirawi is the most senior security official to resign since Abbas' election in January.

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Tawfik Tirawi, head of Palestinian Intelligence in the West Bank, resigned Thursday. Fatah officials said he told President Mahmoud Abbas that too little was being done to curb lawlessness in the West Bank and Gaza.

"I cannot work under these conditions," he wrote in a letter of resignation given to Abbas.

He reportedly claims other heads of Palestinian security organizations had not done enough to impose the rule of law Abbas has promised. Abbas himself said some senior Palestinian officials are blocking his reform efforts.

Tirawi is the most senior security official to resign since Abbas' election in January.
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