Troops Hurt In Jerusalem Attack
Article Name: Troops Hurt In Jerusalem Attack
News Source: BBC
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7630534.stm
Summary:
On September 23rd, 2008 a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem drove his car into a group of IDF soldiers, two of which were critically injured. The man was shot and killed by a near by IDF soldier after the Palestinian man had crashed into a wall. This is already the third attack of this sort in the past few weeks for Israel. It also fell only hours after foreign minister Livni accepted her invitation from the president to form the new coalition government.
Analysis:
The nature of this attack is similar to many other attacks that the Palestinians have been able to follow through with. The strict laws and regulations combined with walls and checkpoints have made a significant attack on Israel very difficult for the Palestinians. They have been reduced to individual acts against the IDF like suicide bombing (or freedom fighting), and especially recently using cars or large motor vehicles to mow down their enemies. This attack as just added to the seemingly never-ending downward spiral of Israeli-Palestinian tension, and makes Livni’s proposed plan for peaceful coexistence between Israel and Palestine that much farther out of reach.
Filed under: Elias, Week of September 22-26
