News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 14 – 20, 2014)

In Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, Nakba Day passed without exceptional incidents, with the exception of a violent clash near the Ofer jail where two teen-aged Palestinians were killed while confronting Israeli security forces. Mahmoud Abbas met with American Secretary of State John Kerry. According to a State Department spokesperson, Kerry told Mahmoud Abbas
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 8 – 13, 2014)

This past week Israel’s south was quiet. In Judea and Samaria violent “popular resistance” activities continued. The Israel Security Agency said in an announcement that in April 2014 a terrorist abduction for purposes of bargaining was prevented. Hamas and Fatah began mutual gestures to implement their reconciliation agreement. Tactical steps were taken (permission to distribute
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 30 – May 7, 2014)*

One rocket hit was identified in the western Negev. In Judea and Samaria Palestinian violence continued (throwing stones and Molotov cocktails), part of the so-called “popular resistance.” In northern Israel a young girl was stabbed to death. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority (PA), and Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas’ political bureau, met in
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 24 – 29, 2014)

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft struck a Palestinian terrorist operative in the Gaza Strip who was apparently planning to launch rockets into Israeli territory. April 29, 2014, was the final day of the nine-month Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 14 – 23, 2014)

The focus of terrorist events this past week (the Israeli Passover holiday) was the murder of an Israeli citizen in a shooting attack as he was driving to Hebron. Next week on April 29, 2014, the nine months allotted for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations will expire. In the internal Palestinian arena, delegations of Fatah and Hamas
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (April 9 – 13, 2014)*

This past week two mortar shells were fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip. One fell in the heart of an Israeli village. There were no casualties. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for shelling and for placing an IED. The crisis in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations continues.
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