The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The phenomenon of kinship among Palestinians carrying out popular terrorist attacks

After five months of a decrease in the scope of terrorist attacks and a year after the outbreak of the previous wave of Palestinian popular terrorism, another wave broke out. During eight days, between September 16 and 23, 2016, ten significant terrorist attacks were carried out. Eight of them were stabbing attacks. Six Israelis were
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict* (September 21 – 27, 2016)

The wave of population terrorism that reemerged last week continues, although with waning intensity. Prominent this past week was a stabbing attack at the entrance to Kiryat Arba. Mahmoud Abbas gave a speech before the UN General Assembly in which he strongly attacked Israel.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (September 14-20, 2016)

After some five months of relative calm, there was an outbreak of a new wave of popular terrorism. There were eight attacks within five days (September 16-20, 2016). Seven of them were stabbing attacks and one was a vehicular attack.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (September 6 – 13, 2016)

This past week Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip were relatively quiet. The Women’s Boat to Gaza flotilla, composed of anti-Israeli women from various countries, some of them “famous,” is about to set sail. According to statements issued by the women organizing the flotilla, the boats are now anchored in Barcelona and are expected to
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 31 – September 6, 2016)

Palestinian popular terrorism continues. This past week stabbing attacks were prevented (in the Old City of Jerusalem and Hebron. This past week there was a series of shooting attacks (carried out by Gazans using light arms and one using a sniper rifle). They targeted IDF forces engaged in routine security activities near the border security
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 24 – 30, 2016)

The main terrorist event last week was a stabbing attack carried out during the pursuit of a Palestinian who threw stones at an IDF vehicle near the village of Yitzhar (south of Nablus). The local elections in Judea and Samaria are supposed to be held on October 8, 2016.
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