What the figure of 150 establishes
The report describes those cases as occurring “last year,” but supplies neither a list of incidents nor the period's exact dates. It also does not explicitly identify Hirsch as the source of that number. The figure should therefore be read as the report's allegation, not an independently established official tally.
Hirsch, of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, separately questioned how the security apparatus had reached what he estimated at 67,000 to 70,000 personnel. His concern extends beyond individual attacks to what a larger armed force could do.
The 12,000 baseline needs its geography
The original Oslo II security annex set a combined ceiling of 30,000 Palestinian police personnel: up to 12,000 in Judea and Samaria, termed the West Bank in the agreement, and 18,000 in Gaza.
Those are different denominators. Hirsch's July 15 study estimated roughly 70,000 overall and more than 50,000 in Judea and Samaria in its conclusion. His estimates are not a verified current headcount, and the regional Oslo limit cannot simply be compared with an overall force total.
A warning, and an argument for coordination
The same report includes a different emphasis from retired Maj. Gen. Eitan Dangot, a former head of Israel's coordination body for the territories. He defended security coordination as important to stability while also calling for sustained preparation for the possibility that PA forces could turn their weapons against Israel.
The question is how to weigh today's cooperation against a potential future threat. The cited reporting does not establish that an order for a mass attack has been issued.
