Tensions Continue To Build Between Israel And The Palestinians

Palestinian protester moves burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers outside Ofer military prison on February 25, 2013. Photo by Reuters

Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Could Ultimately Spark A Major Confrontation -- Haaretz

At some point, in the year ahead, depending on the deployment of troops on the ground and the nature of the specific trigger that is pulled, there could be a serious explosion between Palestinians and Israelis.

As though 25 years hadn’t gone by, the Israel Defense Forces this week went back to using some of the terminology of the first intifada. Beginning this morning, a special alert was to be declared in the territories, with security forces deployed there ahead of an expected wave of demonstrations, revolving around the prayer services in the mosques. The police, too, will beef up their presence, with an eye on the weekly prayers on the Temple Mount. Only after these prayers are over, say sources in Central Command, will we know for certain whether the high point of the current tension, which as of now was registered at the beginning of this past week, is behind us.

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My Comment: A rather good analysis on the tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank. As to what is my take on the possibility of a third intifada .... it will not happen as long as the civil war in Syria continues to rage on.