Shin Bet: Separation fence fueling attacks by East Jerusalem Arabs
24/9/08
The West Bank separation barrier is fueling attacks by East Jerusalem Arabs who feel isolated from fellow Palestinians and are increasingly likely to lash out independently, the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday, two days after an East Jerusalem resident plowed his car into a crowd in Jerusalem, wounding 17. The findings by the Shin Bet, which has usually championed tough tactics against a Palestinian uprising that erupted in 2000, appeared to dovetail with Palestinian arguments that a peaceful resolution of Jerusalem’s status is key to addressing the causes of political violence in the city. Citing a need to keep out suicide bombers, Israel has been erecting a network of fences and barricades in the West Bank which loop around Jerusalem. Palestinians see it as a de facto border designed to cut their political ties to East Jerusalem.
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1024174.html
New generation of East Jerusalem terrorists inspired by TV, Internet
Amos Harel; 24/9/08
The timing of the joint announcement by the Shin Bet security service and the police, according to which they have found the terror cell that killed two policemen in Jerusalem in the past year, was unusual. Indictments were submitted ten days ago but the news was kept under wraps by a gag order that was only lifted Wednesday. Could it be that security forces are trying to show us that despite Monday’s attack in which a Palestinian ran over a group of Jews they are still in control? Wednesday’s disclosures showed two things: that the Shin Bet has scored some successes in preventing attacks by East Jerusalem residents, but also that the challenge to stop further attacks continues and is very complex.
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1024203.html
Arab foreign ministers urge UN to convene session on Israeli settlements
25/9/08
Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday said that they will ask for an urgent UN Security Council session to discuss Israeli settlement activity on land the Palestinians want for a future state. “There will be an Arab request for a Security Council meeting to discuss the issue of settlements…as soon as possible, hopefully this week,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit told reporters. Aboul Gheit was speaking after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1024203.html
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