Israel's new gov't braces for Palestinian escalation - opinion
Frequent violent clashes occur regularly between the IDF and Palestinian terrorists, as well as between Israeli civilians living in the West Bank and Palestinian civilians.
PA HEAD Mahmoud Abbas addresses the annual opening of the UN General Assembly, in September. Abbas has described the new Israeli government as a ‘gang of murderers.’(photo credit: CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS)ByDAVID HACHAM