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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Why-is-Jaffa-being-attacked-421361
Why Is Jaffa Being Attacked?
(Jerusalem Post) Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik - Should anyone be shocked or surprised that Palestinian terrorism is hitting Jaffa, Petah Tikva and Kiryat Gat - all cities that have been part of Israel since its creation? Palestinian leaders are constantly indoctrinating their people with the message that Jaffa and all of Israel are also under "occupation," eventually to be "liberated" and come under Palestinian rule. Official PA TV told children on May 23, 2015: "Jaffa, and not only Jaffa but also Haifa, Acre, Nazareth and all the Palestinian cities occupied in 1948 will return to us one day." For years, the PA has been transmitting this message. A poll conducted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy last year found that 60% of Palestinians believe that the "five-year goal should be to work toward reclaiming all of historic Palestine." To the majority of Palestinians, there is no legitimate Israel and no legitimate Israelis. Every Israeli is a "settler" and every "settler" is a legitimate target.