West Bank Disturbances Not Intifada, Yet

(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Security sources familiar with the West Bank say the term "third intifada" has been misused in the media to describe the upsurge in disturbances in recent days. As one senior source noted, when the second intifada erupted in 2000, mobs consisting of thousands of Palestinians clashed with the IDF. In contrast, on Sunday between 100 and 200 Palestinians threw rocks at soldiers in a few locations.


2013-02-25 00:00:00

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