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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-jenin-once-the-suicide-bomber-capital-a-fragile-transformation/
No Talk of Intifada in Jenin
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - The Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin used to be known as "the capital of the suicide bombers." But no one here talks about "the war with the Jews" anymore. Everybody talks about salaries and money. The armed men are gone and more and more shopping centers are being opened in an effort to attract Arab-Israeli shoppers who come to visit. Mazen Salameh, a taxi driver, says, "People here want to make a living. Do you think that we want blood or violence? We certainly don't. The Palestinian nation wants calm and stability and a livelihood, just like you do. And unlike the situation in 2000, the nation has sense today....An intifada will not serve us, and we don't want it." Ayman Mutahana, a falafel shop owner, says, "The Palestinian Authority provides security and stability, and the situation is definitely better than it was ten years ago. We don't want a third intifada. Period."