Abbas fires security chiefs for failure to curb lawlessness
{{date|April 2, 2005}}[[Image:Mahmoud abbas.jpg|right|thumb|Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas fired several security chiefs Friday for their failure to curb lawlessness.]]
[[w:Palestinian Authority|Palestinian Authority]] chairman [[w:Mahmoud Abbas|Mahmoud Abbas]] fired several security chiefs Friday for their failure to curb lawlessness in the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]] and [[w:Gaza Strip|Gaza Strip]]. The announcement comes a day after Tawfik Tirawi, head of Palestinian Intelligence in the West Bank, resigned, saying that too little was being done to curb lawlessness by other security chiefs.

Haj Ismail, head of Palestinian national security in the West Bank, also resigned Friday after Abbas called for his resignation.

''Reuters'' quoted a Palestinian official as saying that Abbas "was not happy with the performance of some of the heads of security forces... and he will take other crucial measures in the near future."

==Related stories==
* {{Wikinews|date=March 31, 2005|title=Palestinian security chief quits, says too little is being done to curb lawlessness}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8066153
|title=Abbas Fires Security Chiefs for Not Stopping Chaos
|author=Mohammed Assadi
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 1, 2005}}

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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas fired several security chiefs Friday for their failure to curb lawlessness.
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas fired several security chiefs Friday for their failure to curb lawlessness in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The announcement comes a day after Tawfik Tirawi, head of Palestinian Intelligence in the West Bank, resigned, saying that too little was being done to curb lawlessness by other security chiefs.

Haj Ismail, head of Palestinian national security in the West Bank, also resigned Friday after Abbas called for his resignation.

Reuters quoted a Palestinian official as saying that Abbas "was not happy with the performance of some of the heads of security forces... and he will take other crucial measures in the near future."
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