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Source: http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/78472/anticipating-intifada/
Will Rallies to Support Palestinian Statehood Turn Violent?
(Tablet) Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - The common feeling among Palestinians is that chances for a Third Intifada are very slim. During the Second Intifada, M. and S. were part of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah. "We paid our dues. We are not going to take part in a Third Intifada. We are now in the family business - raising our children and educating them. We are not in the fighting business anymore," M. said. "Who should we fight for? The PA who neglected us?" S. added. Life in the West Bank has dramatically improved in the past few years under Prime Minister Fayyad's leadership. The economy has flourished, the IDF keeps a fairly low profile, there are fewer checkpoints, and the roads are open. If there is a violent escalation with Israel, people are afraid all of this would be lost. Amos Harel is the defense analyst and Avi Issacharoff is Arab affairs correspondent for Ha'aretz.