The only chance to avert this danger, according to this publication, is if the PA will suppress the Al Aqsa Intifada ruthlessly and effectively and with no exaggerated amount of respect to human rights. It is quite unusual for a military force to publish its plans and even allow its enemy, in this case the Palestinian Authority, to read a copy, in the midst of the fighting. This fact however does not reduce the trustworthyness of the information, as many parts of the measures mentioned in this report have been already implemented quite accurately. The publication of the plan seems to be part of US-Israeli pressure on the PA to brutally suppress the Intifada on its own. This foresees the forceful capture of Palestinian territory by Israeli forces and the creation of a military administration, should the situation warrant such a move.
Casualties are immense.
According to the simulations and rehearsals of the IDF, the reoccupying of Palestinian areas will take between a few days to 24 days. This depends on the Israeli tactic. Reoccupation could ultimately cost 200-2,000 Israeli military fatalities. The transfer of Palestinians from certain areas, like Beit Jala should therefore be considered as a concrete danger. Of course all the build up and their publication constitutes a cardinal part of the pressure on Arafat.