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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157270.html
IDF: Palestinian Protests Dying Out as Economy Remains a Key Concern
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - IDF assessments of the situation in the West Bank and east Jerusalem suggest that the protests are dying out, despite efforts at incitement by Fatah, the PA and Hamas. "The average Palestinians are not interested in losing what they have. Jerusalem does not bother them to the point where they will risk what they have gained since the end of the second intifada," a senior officer in Central Command said Wednesday. "The organizers of the protests have so far failed to rally the masses. What has happened in Jerusalem and Hebron is relatively minor in scale. It was blown out of proportion by Al Jazeera." Calm prevailed in east Jerusalem Wednesday after a day of riots Tuesday.