The Palestinian Authority (PA)

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...

The Arab and Palestinian media closely followed the internal elections of Qadima (Israel’s ruling party) for party head. They covered Tzipi Livni’s biography, statements and cultural heritage (usually in a one-sided and biased way). Read more...

Jerusalem continues as a focus for Palestinian terrorism as the lull arrangement in the Gaza Strip continues. A terrorist cell of East Jerusalem residents was recently uncovered. Palestinian Authority chairman Abu Mazen visited the United States, meeting with President Bush and attending UN General Assembly and Security Council deliberations. Read more...

The focus of this week’s events was another terrorist attack in Jerusalem carried out by a Palestinian using a vehicle. It occurred on the night of September 22. The terrorist was a resident of East Jerusalem, who sped a main street in Jerusalem in a car and rammed into a group of soldiers; The lull Read more...

This week there were two more violations of the lull arrangement. A rocket hit Sderot and an IED was detonated near the security fence. In response to the rocket fire Israel closed the crossings into the Gaza Strip. An Israeli soldier was stabbed and critically wounded by a Palestinian at the Almog junction in the Read more...

The lull in the fighting has been generally upheld this week, and the crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip operated without interruption. The terrorist organizations continued their extensive training programs in preparation for “the day after”. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered a letter from the father of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit to Khaled Mash’al, Read more...