Analysis
‘Lion's Den’ sharpens West Bank conflict as Israeli elections loom
Israel’s ultra-right could boost Netanyahu; Iran returns as election issue, via Ukraine.
New chapter in Palestinian resistance movement
The Nablus-based Areen al-Usood group (Arabic for ‘Lion’s Den,’) is reshaping the Palestinian resistance movement.
Daoud Kuttab has the background on the group of highly disciplined young men in their 20s, whose small cells have launched brazen attacks on Israeli security forces in the West Bank, while avoiding clashes with Palestinian police.
The Lion's Den appear to have links to the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement, whose popularity has spread in the West Bank, especially in Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem.
