Israeli Policies in the Face of the Latest Intifada

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The unrest that has engulfed Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, the most serious in years, has claimed the lives of 32 Palestinians and seven Israelis. “They were very angry and wanted to attack the soldiers”, he said of the stone-throwers, majority teens. A few of these measures included sealing off and imposing a curfew on Palestinian East Jerusalem neighborhoods if needed – already which have been implemented overnight on the Mount of Olives, Sur Baher, Jabal al Mukabber, with others on the way including Shuafat and Beit Hanina to the north. The withdrawal of residency status of any individual involved in attacks (whether proven or not) and their family members; confiscating all of the family’s properties and assets, demolishing their family’s homes and confiscating the land and deeming it government property.

http://www.ifreepress.com/6123-two-p...eli-army-fire/

The Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday approved Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan's proposal to refuse to return the bodies of Palestinians who are killed by security forces after carrying out violent assaults against Jewish civilians.

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/I...ailants-423911

Does anyone believe these policy decisions to be justified?

Do you believe that their implementation will quell the violence or intensify it?

Which of these two possibilities do you believe the Netanyahu government hopes for?