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Is The Third Intifada Already Here?

Hamas seeks to heat up the flame of a third Intifada, but are the Fatah leaders interested in another round of violence, wonders Shlomi Eldar.
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The third intifada is here already. When people talk about it as a fait accompli, charting its course and voicing warnings that it will be more violent, brutal and destructive than its precursors, the conclusion is that it is already here, waiting for one tiny signal in order to burst. 

"The mother of all intifadas" is alive and kicking; it's frightening and ominous - but only on paper.

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