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Are the Palestinian assaults on Israelis lone wolf attacks?

Palestinians largely support the latest spate of attacks on Israelis, which they see as retaliation for Israel’s attempted desecration of Al-Asqa Mosque and the occupation.
Members of the Israeli Zaka emergency response team work at the scene of a stabbing in Tel Aviv November 10, 2014. A Palestinian stabbed and critically an Israeli soldier near a Tel Aviv train station on Monday, police said, as anti-Israel violence that has raised fears of a new Palestinian uprising in the making reached the country's business capital. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4DJZA

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Security has become top priority in Jerusalem, with intensifying confrontations between the Palestinians and Israeli authorities, which have turned the city into a military barracks and paved the way for settlers to invade the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The repercussions of Israel’s measures resounded on the ground, as confrontations in the city simulated an “intifada.” The situation is on the verge of eruption if Israel’s tough measures persist in the city.

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