Joseph’s Tomb, a Jewish holy site located near the West Bank city of Nablus, was set ablaze last night by Palestinian rioters. The shrine, which is in an area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, had previously been torched in 1996 and 2000. The Times of Israel reported more: Channel 2 television said Palestinian...

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Palestinian leaders are responsible for inciting teenagers into perpetrating the current wave of violence against Israelis, a leading Palestinian human rights activist has said. Acting Israeli Police Chief Bentzi Sau told the Knesset this week that more than half of those arrested on terror charges in recent weeks have been teenagers. Bassem Eid, the former director...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “executing” a teenage Palestinian terrorist who attacked two people on Monday and is currently convalescing in a Jerusalem hospital, The Times of Israel reported. Ahmed Mansara is recovering from injuries he received from being hit by a car as he attempted to flee from authorities....

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Arab states, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, have asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to restore calm in the West Bank, Avi Issacharoff reported in The Times of Israel today. The Arab governments expressed concern that a full-blown intifada would lead to a loss of control over the Palestinian street and lead...

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A Palestinian woman detonated an explosive device in her car, seriously injuring herself and an Israeli police officer who stopped her as she neared a Jerusalem-area checkpoint, The Times of Israel reported today. Police said officers noticed a suspicious vehicle driven by a woman heading toward a checkpoint on the...

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In a statement at a press conference on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the latest wave of terror against Israelis on “wild and mendacious incitement by Hamas, the Palestinian Authority [PA],” and others. While Mahmoud Abbas, president of the PA, has recently claimed that he seeks to avoid...

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The recent wave of Palestinian terror attacks against Jews and Israelis is largely due to a pattern of extreme radicalization that has taken place in eastern Jerusalem over the past twenty years, a recently retired former Shin Bet official told The Tower. “This process began when the Palestinian Authority was established...

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At an unusual press conference to address the escalating violence across Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by the nation’s top security officials, promised that the government would be “taking action” against inciters and perpetrators of violence, including enhanced security measures and stiff punishments for those involved in rock and...

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The terrorist organization Hamas is behind the latest wave of violence in Israel and the West Bank, aided by incitement from the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, counter-terror expert and Likud MK Anat Berko said today. Berko noted that both Hamas and Fatah will sometimes claim credit for...

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New evidence has revealed that the Palestinian Authority is paying millions of dollars every month to convicted terrorists serving terms in Israeli jails, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. According to documents obtained by Israel Radio, most of those behind bars receiving PA money are Hamas members who were behind some of the bloodiest terrorist attacks...

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