INCREASING VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK
Two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organization were killed after a shootout with Israeli Defense Forces near the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday. The skirmish was followed Sunday by the shooting death of a 14-year-old Palestinian teen who participated in a crowd attacking IDF positions near Bethlehem. The latest incidents underscore a growing trend of conflict in the West Bank.
SPECIAL REPORT: ROOTS OF RAGE PART 2
When Israel was at war with Gaza for 11 days in May 2021, international headlines and multi-national protests flooded the globe. Much of the outrage was directed at Israel, which is broadly viewed as an oppressive occupier, a breaker of international law, and easily labeled with words newly imbued with extreme emotional power like “colonial.” How could it be that such a small nation was the subject of such intense focus and denouncement? Is Israel truly guilty of the crimes of which she stands accused? Is the source of the rage against her righteous?