How to Stop the Terrorist Attacks on Israelis
First, understand the Palestinian Authority’s calculus.
January 5, 2016
First, understand the Palestinian Authority’s calculus.
When Mahmoud Abbas calls for a “popular [peaceful] uprising,” Yossi Kuperwasser explains, he is in fact sending out a coded call for terror but without the use of bombs or firearms: precisely the kind of deadly attacks now being launched against Israeli civilians. (Recent days have also seen exceptions to the no-firearms rule.) Kuperwasser argues that Israel can stop the attacks by convincing Abbas of their cost:
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In part because they are held accountable for its alleged wrongdoings.
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