Tensions soar in West Bank refugee camp
The role of the Palestinian security forces is rooted in the Oslo Accords of 1993, and a strengthened security apparatus has continually emerged in peace negotiations as a key component for future Palestinian self-determination, Alaa Tartir, an analyst with al-Shabaka - The Palestinian Policy Network, told Al Jazeera.
Because peace agreements have aimed to criminalise armed resistance against Israel, Tartir said, "[crackdowns on such resistance] in refugee camps in particular were used as showcases to give evidence to the ability of the PA to govern its people and provide security to Israel, and as signs of its readiness for statehood".
