More Attacks Follow Forces’ Capture of Terrorists After Three-Day Manhunt: Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2022 — Israeli security forces on Sunday caught the two terrorists who killed three civilians in Elad last Thursday.
The Status Quo on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Has Greatly Changed since 1967: Nadav Shragai, Jerusalem Center for Public Policy, May 2, 2022 — The status quo on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as formulated by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1967, no longer exists, and many of its parameters have changed. Today, the reality on the mount is very different from 55, 40, or 30 years ago.
One Month after the Start of the Escalation: The Fog Dissipates: Yohanan Tzoreff,
INSS Insight No. 1595, May 8, 2022
The Ramadan Escalation in Jerusalem: Dore Gold, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Apr. 28, 2022
Why Palestinians Celebrate the Murder of Jews: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, Apr. 12, 2022
How Arab Rulers Undermined a Palestinian State: Roie Yellinek and Assaf Malach, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2022
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The Palestinian State Bill: Palestinians Ask That More Arab Repression Not Be Allowed: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, May 5, 2022 — While the US administration and many countries seem enthusiastic about the establishment of a Palestinian state, the Palestinians themselves are worried that such a state would end up like most of the corrupt and authoritarian regimes in the Arab world.
Senior Hamas leaders Went to Moscow to Speak With Russian Officials: Gadi Zaig, and Tzvi Joffre, Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2022 — A delegation of senior Hamas leaders went to Moscow to meet with Russian officials, to discuss the situation in Jerusalem amid tensions surrounding al-Aqsa Mosque and the Temple Mount, the Hamas movement announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Gaza Terror Groups Vow Missiles and Suicide Bombings If Israel Renews Targeted Assassinations: David Hellerman, World Israel News, May 7, 2022 — Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have vowed to resume missile attacks and suicide bombings if Israel renews targeted assassinations on Gaza terror leaders.
Jordan Wants to Restore Temple Mount Status Quo? Here Are 8 Demands: Prof. Yitzchak Reiter, Ynet, May 1, 2022 — Jordan has ramped up its efforts to push Israel to respect a “historic” status quo at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound and avoid violent clashes between faithful and security forces that could spill over to a wider conflict.