RAMALLAH, West Bank — The July 22 assassination attempt of Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, a former deputy prime minister who is close to Hamas, near the West Bank city of Nablus was another example of the state of unruliness plaguing the West Bank.
Many Palestinians fear that this disorder could soon spur acts of reprisal as part of settling political and personal scores amid the decline of the state's presence and prestige.
