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The past week’s events focused on a new wave of public disturbances in Jerusalem. The most prominent political event was an announcement by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that presidential and Palestinian Legislative Council elections would be held on January 24, 2010, throughout “Palestine” (Judea, including East Jerusalem, Samaria and the Gaza Strip). Read more...

This past week there was a decrease in the amount of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. The situation in Jerusalem calmed down as well. The Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas, the objectives of a vicious incitement campaign undertaken by Hamas, are actively working to bring the Goldstone Report before the UN Read more...

During the past week five rockets were fired at the western Negev, a continuation of the increase in attacks carried out by the rogue terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. In response the Israeli Air Force struck smuggling tunnels and a lathe for manufacturing weapons. The public disturbances which began on the Temple Mount in Read more...

This week the increase in rocket, mortar shell and light arms attacks from the Gaza Strip continued, carried out by “rogue” terrorist networks. The increase has been moderate because so far Hamas has not changed its policy of restraint A tripartite meeting was held in New York, attended by American President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Read more...

Attacks continued in the western Negev, including rocket fire and shooting at IDF soldiers and civilians near the security fence. After lengthy contacts between the United States, Israel and the Palestinians through American envoy George Mitchell, the United States announced there would be a tripartite meeting at the UN Building in New York. Read more...