The Palestinian soldiers were much friendlier and more talkative and relaxed.

Do you think that might be because they don't have to fear being stabbed by a Jew or being run over by a car driven by a Jew?

One thing that is little appreciated by those who have a tendency to blame Israel for every misfortune suffered by Arabs in Judea and Samaria is that 98% of them live under Palestinian Arab rule. These territories are governed by Palestinian Arabs, with their own legislatures, courts, TV, radio, newspapers, police, hospitals, school system and municipal services. These Palestinian Arab governmental agencies are largely corrupt, brutal and hate-mongering, spending a substantial portion of donated monies ($1.12 billion over the past 4 years) to reward citizens for murdering Jews. But they are their own, not Israel's. In short, Israel no longer runs PA-controlled areas.