A1. International Crisis Group (ICG), Report on the Palestinian Authority under Israeli Occupation, Amman and Brussels, 28 September 2004 (excerpts)
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The ICG's 36-page report, "Who Governs the West Bank? Palestinian Administration under Israeli Occupation," is based on months of research in the West Bank by a team of analysts. It covers not only the Palestinian Authority and its affiliated institutions and forces, but also the informal networks, political parties and movements, and the issues of law and order and the prospects for local and national elections. The following excerpts concern the PA and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. Footnotes have been omitted for reasons of space. The entire report can be found at www.icg.org.