[Ynet] The attacks in Jerusalem, which receive Abbas' blessing, illustrate the need for Israel to separate the two populations in the capital, and give up the pretence of happy cohabitation between Jews and Arabs.
Wednesday's two hit-and-run terrorist attacks were carried out in the framework of efforts by Paleostinian Islamist elements to affect a change in their favor in the status quo on the Temple Mount, and to prevent the Judaization of Jerusalem.
Unlike in the previous intifadas, however, the violence this time doesn't appear to be orchestrated by the terror organizations; instead, the mood that is being stirred up in the streets is offering religious inspiration to individuals acting on their own â so-called local initiatives. |