The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The lull arrangement continued this past week as well. While Sderot residents celebrated a food festival, Hamas operatives continued training and holding military displays. Making statements to their members intended for Israeli ears as well, terrorist organization spokesmen said that they were exploiting the lull to raise their preparedness for a new military round against Read more...

The violent confrontations between Jews and Arabs in the northern Israeli city of Acre prompted a wave of reactions from the Palestinian terrorist organizations, Hezbollah and the Arab media. Read more...

Generally speaking, the lull arrangement was observed in the Gaza Strip and no exceptional events were reported during the Jewish High Holidays. The average amount of merchandise delivered into the Gaza Strip from Israel declined owning to the smaller number of working days caused by the holidays, but there was no shortage of goods or Read more...

This past week marked Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Eid al-Fitr, the holiday which ends Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Relative quiet was preserved in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip during the holidays, with no terrorist activity worth noting. The crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip were open, except for the Read more...