Worst-case eventualities for which the security forces have prepared include an out-of-control mass funeral procession, including a possible attempt to kidnap the body and bury it in Jerusalem.
Once Arafat is finally declared dead, the police will go into high alert: all vacations will be canceled, Arabs will not be allowed to enter the Temple Mount or the Machpelah Cave in Hevron, and police and army helicopters will fly over areas where riots are feared. The IDF will declare closures in Judea and Samaria, and will encircle the PA-controlled cities. Protection of some public figures will be enhanced for fear of "revenge" killings, and reinforcements will be sent to prisons holding Israel's 4,000 Arab security prisoners. Similarly, security will be enhanced around Jewish towns in Yesha, at border crossings, and in crowded areas.
Once Arafat is finally declared dead, the police will go into high alert: all vacations will be canceled, Arabs will not be allowed to enter the Temple Mount or the Machpelah Cave in Hevron, and police and army helicopters will fly over areas where riots are feared. The IDF will declare closures in Judea and Samaria, and will encircle the PA-controlled cities. Protection of some public figures will be enhanced for fear of "revenge" killings, and reinforcements will be sent to prisons holding Israel's 4,000 Arab security prisoners. Similarly, security will be enhanced around Jewish towns in Yesha, at border crossings, and in crowded areas.