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Murder of Israeli echoes turbulent period leading up to intifadas

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Published: 8 February 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

In the West Bank, a violent storm is brewing (Times of Israel)
AVI ISSACHAROFF With Palestinians losing faith in their leaders and lionising terrorists, the post-Abbas era is shaping up to be tumultuous

The fatal stabbing attack Wednesday morning near Karmei Tzur, as well as the rioting in recent days in Jenin, Burkin and, mainly, Tuesday night in Nablus, reveal a great deal about the prevailing winds in the West Bank. These are reminiscent of the fateful days of December 1987 and October 2000, when the first and second intifadas broke out.

Israeli killed in terror stabbing attack in West Bank (Times of Israel)
An Israeli man was killed on Monday afternoon after he was stabbed in the chest in a terror attack outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel, the army and medics said. He was identified as Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal, 29, a father of four from the nearby settlement of Har Bracha.

Palestinian killed, dozens injured in clashes with IDF in Nablus (Jerusalem Post)
One Palestinian was killed and dozens more wounded by IDF fire on Tuesday night, when hundreds of Palestinian youth clashed with troops during a manhunt for Abed al-Karim Adel Assi, the terrorist who stabbed and killed Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal at the Ariel junction the previous day

Husbands murdered weeks apart, West Bank widows lament their common bond (Times of Israel)
Yael Shevach makes condolence visit to Miriam Ben-Gal, whose husband Itamar was stabbed to death in Ariel terror attack

Photo: Paramedics treat Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal (inset), who was fatally stabbed in a terror attack at the West Bank settlement of Ariel, February 5, 2018

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