Deadly attacks in recent days raise fear of spiralling bloodshed, with support for moribund ‘peace process’ at all-time low
Israel and Palestine jump from crisis to crisis, but a string of brutal and deadly attacks over the past few days has raised fears that the Holy Land is spiralling toward unrelenting bloodshed. There is speculation that the region is on the brink of an intifada – a Palestinian uprising or, literally, a “shaking off” of Israeli control. The first two uprisings were cracked down on hard, failed to end the occupation and left several thousand people dead, mostly Palestinians. Some believe a third intifada has already started.
