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| Al-Aqsa Mosque (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Since the
end of Operation Protective Edge, East Jerusalem
has been smoldering in unrest. Palestinian youngsters are throwing stones,
fire-crackers and vandalizing the light rail train in East
Jerusalem . Adding to the increasing violence, individual Palestinian
terrorists have been ramming their vehicles into innocent bystanders, waiting
for the light rail train to transport them. If this is not enough, the
terrorist drivers of these vehicles abandon them and go on a stabbing spree,
stabbing people wherever and whenever they can. They seem to be one up on the
police in achieving their goal of terror.
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| An Israeli police officer gestures as he holds a weapon near the scene of the attack on a Jerusalem synagogue Photo: Reuters |
Right wing
religious Zealots, despite the warnings of the Chief Rabbinate, who claim that
it is forbidden to pray on the Temple
Mount
All this violence occurs because of the propaganda of Hamas and Islamic Jihad that
The more
the Israeli Government refuses to negotiate with the Palestinians and threatens
to increase settlement activity in the territories as well as increases the use
of force, the more it plays in the hands of the Palestinians and their
supporters.
The only
solution to the conflict is by negotiations. Palestinian violence, bloodshed,
and retaliation by Israel
There is tension even between Jewish and Arab Israelis because of the police shooting a young Arab in Kafr Kanna, who attacked a police car and killing him out of self-defense. The reaction of Arab citizens
of Israel of Kfar Kanna went viral in many Arab villages resulting in violent demonstrations.
This
proves that successive Israeli Governments have failed to achieve a common patriotism
towards Israel that is
inclusive of all Israel Israel
The
pandering to the extreme right wing in the coalition, building more settlements
and asserting the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount despite the ruling
of the Chief Rabbinate that it is against halacha, are catalysts for violence
and bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel
has occupied the West Bank for many years now
and has not improved conditions of living of the Palestinians there.
Overcrowding, severe poverty, poor infra-structures, poor education and
unemployment are the ingredients for violence. The Israeli Government shows
insensitivity to the conditions of Palestinians in the refugee camps
around East Jerusalem . The constant
nationalist rhetoric of the extreme right wing elements of the illegal settlers
are also factors. Now and again these elements go on a vengeful rampage against the Palestinians, destroying their property and agricultural lands. Closing our
eyes to this is no solution. Hardly any settler vandal has been brought before
the law. So we cannot regard Israel
A
trilateral meeting was held in Amman ,
Jordan Amman Jerusalem Israel Middle East .
Netanyahu
reiterated that the status quo in Jerusalem East Jerusalem for Israeli
settlers does have the potential of promoting violence between Israelis and
Palestinians.
On Friday
14 th November 2014, age restrictions for praying in the Al Aqsa Mosque was
lifted by Israel Jordan
At the
time of writing on 18th November 2014, a terrorist attack occurred in a Jerusalem
The
rhetoric of Mahmoud Abbas has also received a more moderate tone since the
meeting. If anything it will be Band Aid on the third Intifada. However, this
temporary calm will only become permanent when both Israeli and Palestinian
leaders return to the negotiation table to find a solution to this festering
conflict. If not, the third intifada will not be long in coming.
The nature
of the Palestinian violence is taking on a different character. Individual
Palestinian terrorists wake up in the morning and decide to go on a rampage of
killing using axes, poles, knives and vehicles for running over innocent people
waiting for public transport. This makes it more difficult for the Security
Forces to apprehend them apart from shooting them in action. The praises that these terrorists receive from many in the Arab world is alarming.
A strong,
religious factor is becoming more prominent in these terrorist attacks in Jerusalem
The
Palestinians are not living in a vacuum. The ISIS ideology is seeping into the conflict as we have observed over the last couple
of months in the methods used in murdering innocent Israelis.
