Still, she wonders if her son meant to die.
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In that time, Palestinian attackers killed 28 Israelis and two Americans.
Israeli troops routinely ransack and destroy the homes belonging to Palestinians who the Tel Aviv regime accuses of committing deadly anti-Israeli attacks in the occupied territories. Israel says demolitions are meant to deter attacks, but critics say the tactic is collective punishment. Israel says demolitions are meant to deter attacks, but critics say the tactic is collective punishment.
Palestinian belief that Israel intends to change the status quo at the site where Jews are allowed to visit but not pray, has been behind much of the recent tension in the city, sometimes leading to clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.
The attack was condemned across the Israeli political spectrum, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged “zero tolerance” in the fight to bring the assailants to justice.
There has been a seven-month wave of Palestinian attacks – mostly stabbings, shootings and vehicular attacks – against Israeli civilians and security forces. According to documents disseminated by members, this goal is to be achieved by systematically attacking Israeli soldiers and non-Jews: officials recovered a how-to manual with detailed instructions for how to attack churches, mosques, and Palestinian homes – as well as how to beat Arabs unconscious.
Israeli police said they arrested Hamas members a day after the attack who are suspected of planning and executing the attack, which was reminiscent of the grisly suicide bombings that hit Jerusalem and other cities during the Palestinian uprising over a decade ago.
Yasser Arafat flatly rejected left-winger Ehud Barak’s proposal for a Palestinian state in all of Gaza and 97 percent of the West Bank, with shared governance in parts of Jerusalem (2000/2001).
According to a spokesperson at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, the 19-year-old lost both legs in the explosion and succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian news agency Maan.
In Tel Aviv, a bomb exploded on an empty bus in 2013 in what Israeli authorities called a “terrorist” attack.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld announced the rule Friday, the Times of Israel reported.
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The experts at the hearing also discussed the threats Israel faces from Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian incitement, and consequent lone-wolf terrorism.
