Analysis: Does delayed burial hurt or help the cause of terrorism?

“As time passes, it becomes more and more obvious that the Palestinians learned from Israel that the return of the bodies causes the country to close ranks.”

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian assailant Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, who was shot and killed after being wounded last March by an Israeli soldier, during his funeral in Hebron on May 28

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

AUGUST 19, 2016 03:07

Updated: AUGUST 19, 2016 19:22

Analysis: Does delayed burial hurt or help the cause of terrorism?

“As time passes, it becomes more and more obvious that the Palestinians learned from Israel that the return of the bodies causes the country to close ranks.”

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Analysis: Does delayed burial hurt or help the cause of terrorism?

“As time passes, it becomes more and more obvious that the Palestinians learned from Israel that the return of the bodies causes the country to close ranks.”

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