The Palestinian uprising’s blurred lines - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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Shehab told Al-Monitor, “The Palestinians are not eager about a full-blown intifada. They are trying to learn from the previous two intifadas, by preventing any drift toward a full-blown intifada that lacks specific objectives. Therefore, we see that the protesters today are from among the new young generation while the elderly and middle-aged groups, who have lived through the previous two intifadas, are reluctant to embark on a new intifada before determining its inclination and the stance of the Palestinian political system.”
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli Cabinet had announced on Oct. 13 that it was taking aggressive steps to restore calm in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Israel implemented these repressive measures to stop the stabbing and vehicular attacks, most notably the demolition of the homes of the perpetrators of these operations.
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