General Information

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 14-21, 2010)

The western Negev was quiet this week. Hamas senior Moussa Abu Marzouq announced that there was a consensus not to launch rockets Khaled Mash’al, the head of the Hamas political bureau, praised the path of “resistance” and stressed that Hamas would continue to abduct Israeli soldiers—“Gilad Shalit is neither the first nor the last”. Isma’il
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 7-13, 2010)

During the past week the western Negev was quiet. Terrorist squads continued their attempts to confront IDF forces engaged in preventive counterterrorism activities along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip. Hamas’ security services continue their attempts to prevent rogue terrorist organizations from carrying out attacks The de facto Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip and
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 24-April 6, 2010)

During the past two weeks rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory increased. There were two prominent incidents, one in which an IDF officer and soldier were killed (March 26) and one in which a Thai worker was killed in a village in the western Negev (March 18). Hamas continues its policy of
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 16-23, 2010)

This past week there was a significant increase in the amount of rocket fire which targeted the western Negev. However, there was a decrease in the rioting in Jerusalem, Hebron and other points of friction in Judea and Samaria. This past week anti-Israeli incitement continued in the Palestinian Authority, even as the PA tried to
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 3-9, 2010)

The western Negev was quiet this week as well. Violent demonstrations continued in several locations in Judea and Samaria, which included throwing stones at IDF forces. The peak of the incidents took place on the Temple Mount, where for the first time in many years stones were thrown at Jewish worshippers at the Wailing Wall
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 24 – March 2, 2010)

Riots and public disturbances continued in Hebron this past week, a response to the Israeli government’s declaration of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb as national heritage sites. The riots spread to the Temple Mount and various neighborhoods of East Jerusalem. The leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas met with top-ranking Iranian and Syrian
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