The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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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The Palestinian Authority still allows and even encourages shaheeds to be turned into role models:

In Ramallah a street is named after Yahya Ayash, the Hamas operative called “The Engineer.” He was behind suicide bombing attacks which killed several dozen Israeli civilians and were intended to sabotage the Oslo accords.
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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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Turning Shaheeds into Role Models: Fatah unofficially inaugurated the Dalal al-Magribi Square in Al-Bireh, named after a Fatah terrorist who participated in the mass-murder attack on Israel’s Coastal Road (1978)

Three months ago the Palestinian Authority announced that on March 11, 2010, an official ceremony would be held in the town of Al-Bireh (in the vicinity Ramallah) to inaugurate the Dalal al-Magribi Square.
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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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