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Some two dozen people, four Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians, have been killed in a wave of stabbing attacks and protests across Israel, East Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories in the past two weeks. Hundreds more have been wounded.
Israelis tend to blame the violence on Palestinian “incitement.” But Israeli society marched directly the into current crisis with eyes wide open, Noam Sheizaf writes, by electing for politicians who have done everything in their power to maintain the occupation.
Likewise, the ability to improve the situation and prevent the next round of violence is in Israel’s hands alone.
Cellphone video has been playing an outsized role in the current violence. Shocking clips circulating on social media have shown Israeli police killing suspects in cold blood, and even undercover troops shooting a restrained Palestinian stone thrower at point blank range.
As usual in this conflict, not even video evidence can convince those who don’t want to believe their eyes, Lisa Goldman discovered this week.
Racism and low-level violence are reaching worrying levels inside Israel, Dahlia Scheindlin writes. For Samah Salaime, the attacks got a little too close for comfort this week.
