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Shin Bet: Separation fence fueling attacks by East Jerusalem Arabs
By Reuters
Tags: separation barrier, Israel 

The West Bank separation barrier is fueling attacks by East Jerusalem Arabs who feel isolated from fellow Palestinians and are increasingly likely to lash out independently, the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday, two days after an East Jerusalem resident plowed his car into a crowd in Jerusalem, wounding 17.

The findings by the Shin Bet, which has usually championed tough tactics against a Palestinian uprising that erupted in 2000, appeared to dovetail with Palestinian arguments that a peaceful resolution of Jerusalem's status is key to addressing the causes of political violence in the city.

Citing a need to keep out suicide bombers, Israel has been erecting a network of fences and barricades in the West Bank which loop around Jerusalem. Palestinians see it as a de facto border designed to cut their political ties to East Jerusalem.
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"Awareness of the fence is creating a long-term estrangement between Jerusalem and the West Bank," the Shin Bet said in a statement, adding that some Palestinian attacks had been motivated by a grassroots desire "to ensure Jerusalem does not disappear from the political agenda".

Israel captured East Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and coastal Gaza, in the Six-Day War in 1967. Palestinians want a state with its capital in East Jerusalem.

The Shin Bet does not usually issue such statements, but the city has seen a surge in violence against Israelis this year, including three ramming incidents by Palestinian motorists who were subsequently shot dead, most recently on Monday.

The Shin Bet said it had found no ties between the drivers and Palestinian militant factions.

"In the past, terrorists from East Jerusalem acted mainly as support units for attacks, usually under instruction by outside networks in the Gaza Strip [and] West Bank," the Shin Bet said.

"In recent months we discern a change in that the terrorists from Jerusalem have been initiating terrorism without outside guidance."


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      1.   Right! But for the separation fence there would be no terrorism. 22:25  |  cock & bull 24/09/08
      2.   Many Arab neighbourhoods not in Jerusalem 22:29  |  Free Gilad Shalit 24/09/08
      3.   Thank you, Shin Bet 22:29  |  Mark B. 24/09/08
      4.   e. Jeruasalem arabs should be encouraged to move to w. bank 22:32  |  Marco 24/09/08
      5.   Dear Israel, it just doesn`t work, give it up...... 22:35  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/09/08
      6.   No Swiss it would all go on funerals for the victims of terrorism 23:12  |  x-ray 24/09/08
      7.   #5 dopey dino is addressing the wrong people 23:19  |  victor hardman 24/09/08
      8.   re:Marco from Rome 23:37  |  Krish 24/09/08
      9.   Look at the numbers 23:59  |  alex 24/09/08
      10.   #5: Naa, spend some more to get them to leave! 00:01  |  Yaakov K. 25/09/08
      11.   Shin Beth: Separation fence fueling attacks.... 00:02  |  Esther 25/09/08
      12.   A disturbing anti-Israel parody. 00:04  |  Joseph.E 25/09/08
      13.   to swiss 00:08  |  avi 25/09/08
      14.   Max Weber wrote about unintended consequences of rational action. 00:53  |  Jozef 25/09/08
      15.   separation 00:53  |  Shmuelshachor 25/09/08
      16.   OMG ShimBeth discover the boiling water.... 00:55  |  another shimon 25/09/08
      17.   Marco 01:17  |  Dave Duncan 25/09/08
      18.   East Jerusalem cell charged over killing of two Border Policemen 01:23  |  Eddie 25/09/08
      19.   Dhimmedias Misleading 01:36  |  Joseph.E 25/09/08
      20.   the fence saves lives getting rid of it wont stop terror 01:44  |  zionist forever 25/09/08
      21.   Kant & Weber in East Jerusalem? 01:51  |  Diala Shamas 25/09/08
      22.   shin bet excuses for their failure to prevent the attacks 01:52  |  harzion 25/09/08
      23.   swiss dino "all the shekels spent" 01:57  |  swisswatch 25/09/08
      24.   # 18 Eddie 02:07  |  Joseph.E 25/09/08
      25.   # 4 marco 02:09  |  Axel 25/09/08
      26.   If Jerusalem Arabs feel isolated.... 02:12  |  judith 25/09/08
      27.   More bull crap from the media 02:18  |  Great White North 25/09/08
      28.   Israeli`s left to fend for themselves is fairly aparent 03:07  |  Avi 25/09/08
      29.   From a defense to an aggression 03:48  |  Mark Lincoln 25/09/08
      30.   So, Outlaw Privately Owned Vehicles In Jerusalem 04:11  |  Jeff Northridge 25/09/08
      31.   Arabs are seeking the fence to divide Jerusalem again. 04:52  |  Fortuna Benmayor 25/09/08
      32.   A masterly statement of the obvious 04:53  |  Johnboy 25/09/08
      33.   OK, What`s the alternative 05:32  |  Jerry 25/09/08
      34.   everybody knows or should know 06:54  |  rm 25/09/08
      35.   Clearly a Shin Bet Pretext to forcibly evacuate 07:08  |  Kris Lazar 25/09/08
      36.   Security Fence is a Life Saver of Arab and Jew 08:17  |  Baruch Gold 25/09/08
      37.   #35 kris kros puts his finger on the way out of the arab terrori 08:30  |  victor hardman 25/09/08
      38.   BMW terrorist shows Hamas and PLO 09:20  |  Rick & TC 25/09/08
      39.   # 23 swisswatch 10:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/09/08
      40.   # 6 x-ray, with the money you could save from the occupation.... 10:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/09/08
      41.   # 7 victor hardman 10:26  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/09/08
      42.   # 10 Yaakov K. 10:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/09/08
      43.   # 13 avi, little misunderstanding..... 10:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/09/08
      44.   #41 dopey dino is confirming he is an imbecile 11:14  |  victor hardman 25/09/08
      45.   WHY were they attacking,snipping,suicide bombin before the fence? 11:22  |  PETER SM 25/09/08
      46.   Shin Bet: the latest car-terrorist was a member of Hamas 11:57  |  Alicia 25/09/08
      47.   Swiss How many $ you`ve lost today 12:11  |  Aby 25/09/08
      48.   No doubt the fence keeps "Outside Terrorists" at bay. 13:00  |  Stephen. 25/09/08
      49.   What to do? Revoke the terrorists Israeli citizenship 13:08  |  Alicia 25/09/08
      50.   Let`s see, Marco in Rome 13:18  |  Murray 25/09/08
      51.   A disturbing anti-Israel parody? 13:23  |  Murray 25/09/08
      52.   #12 Interesting analogies, Joseph E 14:12  |  Johnboy 25/09/08
      53.   #1 Cock & Bull - Right, your post is "Bull" 17:40  |  * BEN JABO 25/09/08
      54.   #41 Swiss (Dino) 16:20  |  * BEN JABO 26/09/08
      55.   Shin Bit solution 23:45  |  Dave Duncan 26/09/08
      56.   To #12 07:56  |  Gordon 27/09/08
      57.   To #12, Joseph 06:16  |  Abe 28/09/08
      58.   #12 - Joseph, thank you. #57 - Abe, do your homework 19:29  |  5th generation 28/09/08
      59.   Damn! 22:37  |  Rigma 28/09/08
      60.   It`s literally New Testament Doctrine! 22:38  |  Rigma 28/09/08
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