Israel has been accusing the Palestinian authority of “inciting” the recent violence, while the Palestinians say it is a result of 49 years of Israeli control of their lands.
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In June, Education Minister Naftali Bennett removed state funding from a play that he said showed a Palestinian attacker in a sympathetic light. This law, which Palestinian officials defended as created to prevent takeovers by settlers, has not been implemented in Palestinian courts, where sellers of land to Jews are usually sentenced to several years in prison.
The Israeli military said three Palestinians wielding knives rushed at troops Thursday evening at the Gush Etzion junction near Jerusalem, prompting the soldiers to open fire, killing two of them.
Israeli troops carried out predawn detention raids in the West Bank on Sunday, arresting six young Palestinian men, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in a statement.
Since Oct. 1 Israeli forces or armed civilians have killed at least 139 Palestinians, 89 of whom authorities described as assailants.
A combination of left-wing Israelis, Palestinian activists and foreign anarchists attend those protests which are characterized by stone-throwing Palestinians and tear gas shooting Israel Defense Forces soldiers.
“He’s not the first to call me, he’s maybe the fourth”, Nawi bragged on tape, while speaking of a Palestinian real estate agent who contacted him with offers of land for sale to Israelis.
His wife Suher witnessed her home being demolished and said: “The house is not more important than my son”.
“AHA members rebuffed the efforts of BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) activists to exploit American academic groups to single out Israel for condemnation”, said AJC CEO David Harris. Alyan was shot dead on 13 October after allegedly trying to stab an Israeli soldier.
According to the military, the two men got out of their auto at the checkpoint and began walking toward the soldiers.
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A spokeswoman said the attack occurred in the north of the Jordan Valley.
