Israel’s Wave of Violence

While the recent uptick in violence in Israel has been attributed to disagreements regarding the Jerusalem holy site known as Temple Mount by Israelis, or Noble Sanctuary by Palestinians, the issues are actually much more complex and longstanding.  

For the Palestinians, there is a deep sense of frustration with the lack of any meaningful progress in peace talks and a feeling that they are being suffocated economically by Israel’s control over the importation of goods into their territory. At the same time, the expanding Jewish settlements have also added fuel to the fire. Palestinians feel that they have been the subjects of aggression by extremist Israeli settlers and believe the Israeli government treats that crime much less harshly than they treat Palestinian crime.

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