My mistake, I didn't look at the posterer.

Did you read that article?

The paragraph that begins 'in other ways...' doesnt come to a 'different conclusion'.

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Indeed,I read the article this morning,well before reading your link.

Your summary was:"Interesting article on how the Palestinian Authority and Abbas appear to be inciting the latest troubles

What is very interesting is that the article challenges the idea that the recent Palestinian knife attacks on Israeli citizens (both Jewish and Arab Israelis have been attacked) are 'lone wolf' attacks"

The link I posted featured quotes from relatives of a youth killed after stabbing a policeman:

"We have a new generation,” another relative standing on a stairs above the uncles interjects, unwilling to be identified. “They are smart and clever. They can’t sustain the humiliation. They think: if you are going to kill us in the end, we should attack first. You have to understand that this generation is well educated. It is well informed and globalised. They can’t be fooled, like we were fooled in the old days. They have their own way of finding out what is going on. Social media and the internet are educating them.”

Asked about why this episode is different from the first and second intifadas, in the weapons of choice and the organisation or lack of it, Assad Mohammed Ali says: “This is a pure intifada. It is pure because it is about individuals’ personal motivation. They are the ones who sparked it.” The other uncle adds: “The last ones were political. This is not political; it is spontaneous.”

"...Their depiction of a demotic violent resistance that is spontaneous and unorganised, and with imitative elements, reflects assessments by many in Israel’s security establishment and by statements posted online by some attackers."

Seems different to your summary to me,but you are entitled to your own take.

Edited by legaleagle (18 Oct 2015 10.00pm)

Interestingly the knife and handgun attacks have actually killed more Israeli's than their missile campaigns. It also, from a tactical point of view, makes it much harder for Israeli to retaliate with airstrikes, because they cannot use the excuse that they're striking at missile launching sites etc.

In terms of a tactic, despite its brutality, its surprisingly very effective. Essentially they're 'lone wolf' affiliates to Hamas and assorted groups, operating in a manner that's largely undetectable (you can't really ban knives and handguns are all over Israel and the occupied territories) - so its much harder to intercept than the suicide bombers were.

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What’s the agenda for continuously advocating that these are not lone wolf attacks is it so that Israel can then justify the launch of another ground offensive.

I have prepared one of my own time capsules. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.

Well you kicked off the thread by suggesting the next intifada had started. Justification for a ground offensive? Debate do me a favour

I have prepared one of my own time capsules. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.