New Palestinian Police Chief Calls On Factions To Fight Israel

Ha’aretz reports: “A militant leader who has been appointed to a senior security position in the Hamas-led Palestinian government and is wanted by Israel said Friday he would not abandon the fight against Israel. Jamal Abu Samhadana, high on Israel's most-wanted list as leader of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), was appointed Thursday to supervise the Interior Ministry and set up a new police force from militants to crack down on anarchy and chaos. He said his first order of business would be amalgamating militants in the security forces: ‘Factions and security services should unite in one trench against the daily Israeli aggression against our people.