Are the Palestinian assaults on Israelis lone wolf attacks?
Palestinians largely support the latest spate of attacks on Israelis, which they see as retaliation for Israel’s attempted desecration of Al-Asqa Mosque and the occupation.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Security has become top priority in Jerusalem, with intensifying confrontations between the Palestinians and Israeli authorities, which have turned the city into a military barracks and paved the way for settlers to invade the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The repercussions of Israel’s measures resounded on the ground, as confrontations in the city simulated an “intifada.” The situation is on the verge of eruption if Israel’s tough measures persist in the city.
In the past few weeks, several separate attacks against Israeli targets have taken place. Two separate incidents occurred Nov. 10: an 18-year-old boy from the city of Nablus stabbed and killed a soldier in Tel Aviv, while a vehicular assault and stabbing occurred near the settlement of Etzion, north of Hebron, during which the young male perpetrator and a settler woman died.
On Aug. 4, a bulldozer driven by Mohammad al-Jaabis hit an Israeli bus and killed a settler. On Oct. 22 a car driven by Abdelrahman al-Shaludi slammed into a bus shelter in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, killing one man and a female settler. Three days later, an Israeli settler ran over and killed 5-year-old Inas Dar Al-khalil near Ramallah.
