Jerusalem – Israeli media reported that a top military officer said senior ministers should consider easing certain measures for Palestinians to reduce tensions, such as arming security forces and giving them armored vehicles to quell the violence.
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Further proposals were the release of some prisoners and easing of travel and work restrictions. The officer, who was not identified, said the military viewed the current violence as a limited uprising that could last for months.
But media pundits predicted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rightist ministers would reject the proposals. Israeli officials have stated that the Palestinians needed to show a willingness to confront the violence.
Attacks by Palestinians have killed 19 Israelis and 91 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, among them 58 terrorists. The rest were killed in clashes with Israeli forces.
Ibrahim Dawoud, a 16-year-old Palestinian, died Wednesday from bullet wounds he sustained in clashes with Israeli troops in Ramallah in mid-November, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The violence, fueled in part by Muslim agitation over increased Jewish visits to East Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound – Islam’s third holiest site and also revered by Jews as the location of two biblical-era temples, prompted Kerry to come and sound out both sides on Tuesday.
With his bid to shepherd talks on a Palestinian state in Israeli-occupied territory frozen since mid-2014, Kerry said his latest mission had the more limited aim of lowering tension.
But there was no indication that any headway was made in his meetings with Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A Palestinian official, who asked not to be identified, said Kerry had asked Abbas to try to achieve at least a week of calm to persuade Netanyahu to pursue confidence-building measures.
These would include giving the Palestinian Authority self-rule powers in parts of the West Bank where Israel maintains sole security and administrative control.
Kerry, arriving back in the United States on Wednesday, said Israeli and Palestinian leaders had reached a pivotal point and it was now up to them to make important decisions that will lead to lasting peace.
Very smart. Crazy. Israel needs to go into Gaza take it back and clean the place out.
Apparently all Zionist “leaders” suffer from amnesia, Rabin gave Arafat weapons and then he killed Jewish children with them, but BIBI and Boogie know best of course since theyre not Kach racists.
This is the result of irreligious IDF Officers splurging and over drinking too much vodka. They seek to celebrate Purim all year at the expense of the Jewish nation of which they have no part. Clearly, these IDF Officers are mentally deranged. Many of the Jewish neo-Nazi types that love to comment on VIN will insist that the IDF Officers are from Satmar or Neturei Karta but of course that is absurd and we all know that.
Since when did Obama and Kerry join the IDF?
How do I get some of what these guys are smoking?
and then the PLO, HAMAS, FATAH, etc will use them on Israelis chas v’Sholom
Is this “top military” person ou of his mind?! Hasn’t he heard what the rest of us have, that “PA policemen” have been known to turn their guns on Israelis?! What is going on with israel’s leaders?! Just when you think they can’t get any more irresponsible! Has Kerry/Obama gotten to him???
If Israel were to send military assistance to ISIS , it would sound more normal, at least they hit elsewhere and help distract world attention from Israel, With the type of officers the IDF has it is no wonder it didnt utilize the French bombing opportunity to deliver a blow to tthe Palestinian leadership and its preachers,
If Israel were to send military assistance to ISIS , it would sound more normal, at least they hit elsewhere and help distract world attention from Israel, With the type of officers the IDF has it is no wonder it didnt utilize the French bombing opportunity to deliver a blow to tthe Palestinian leadership and its preachers,
Maybe there are people in the IDF who know more about the situation than the VIN commentators. I know that it’s hard to imagine, but there’s always that slight possibility.
Proves once again “leftism is a severe mental disease and is SUICIDAL”
make the name of this officer public asap