Senior IDF official: Diplomatic steps have 'weight' in restraining Palestinian violence
Abbas "is not leading a terrorism policy, and is trying to restore calm," Deputy COGAT Brig.-Gen. Guy Goldstein says.
A Palestinian uses a slingshot to throw stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes in Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah(photo credit: ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)ByJPOST.COM STAFFUpdated: