The term “fauda” is used as the codeword when an operation goes wrong and backup is needed. This was in my head when the IDF called helicopters to extract troops who had raided Jenin.
The United States and Israel want to a hold a forum with representatives from Israel, Egypt, Jordan, the PA, and the US in hopes of finding a solution to the violence in the West Bank.
The incident allegedly happened during the riots by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Orif on Wednesday.
The IDF is opposed to a large-scale operation right now in the West Bank, despite what Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir may call for.
Nobody has the guts to remark upon the death-glorifying political culture of the Palestinians that repeatedly chooses violence over negotiations.
Netanyahu: "The cell has carried out several terror attacks in the past and it was about to carry out more."
Set up 30 years ago as part of interim peace accords with Israel that Abbas helped craft, the PA has seen its popularity shrivel amid allegations of graft and incompetence.
The home of the other terrorist involved in the shooting, Osama Tawil, was destroyed last week, leading to violent clashes.
The simplistic world of moral equivalence makes life easy: something bad happens, two sides are involved, so they both must be equally responsible. That's not reality.
The US expects "accountability and legal prosecution" in response to settler violence across the West Bank.
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