51.   But when the clashes restarted on Tuesday, Palestinian police stayed out of the way.

52.   Col. Tariq Zeid, the Palestinian police commander in the area, condemned the attack, saying it was aimed at disrupting the balloting.

53.   Correspondents who witnessed the first firing by Palestinian police at Israeli soldiers said the police had been drawn into the conflict reluctantly.

54.   Dasuki is not the first Palestinian professional arrested by the Palestinian police.

55.   Despite the conflict, Winner rides with a liaison officer who maintains a strained dialogue with Palestinian police.

56.   Early Monday, Israeli tanks moved again into Hebron, destroying Palestinian police posts during a fierce exchange of fire, The Associated Press reported.

57.   Ephraim Sneh, the Israeli deputy defense minister, accused the Palestinian Authority of failing to curb the street riots, which have gone unchecked by the Palestinian police.

58.   Even when the Palestinian police went about arresting scores of Islamic militants who had vowed to fight if challenged, there was no fight.

59.   Ever since the Palestinian police quit several years ago in protest against the Israeli occupation, the stretch taxis and cars just stand and blare their Italian horns.

60.   Finally, blue-uniformed Palestinian police in riot helmets and flak jackets marched toward the demonstrators.