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After Six Months of Violence, Palestinians Wonder: What Was Gained?
(Washington Post) William Booth - After six months of attacks by Palestinians against Israeli soldiers and civilians, what did the Palestinians gain? Funerals, many say. Over a three-month period, 11 Palestinian teens and young men from Sa'ir in the southern West Bank left home to try to attack Israelis. They were killed by security forces during the attempts. None of the attacks launched by the men in Sa'ir achieved the death of an Israeli soldier or Jewish civilian. More than 180 Palestinians have been killed in the past six months - 130 in attacks against Israelis and 50 during riots and clashes. During the same period, Palestinians killed 29 Israelis, along with four foreign nationals, including two visiting Americans. "The atmosphere has changed. The people are tired," said a senior Israeli commander in the West Bank. "Palestinians are understanding there is no efficiency in these terror attacks. Most of the attacks do not succeed, and most of the time the Palestinian is arrested, wounded or killed, and no Israeli is hurt."