Israel: still unable to stop violence
At the end of last week, after how on Tuesday the wave of violence provoked by Israeli policies towards the Palestinian territories reached its climax, It seemed that the increased security measures taken by the Israeli government were able to cope with the situation. However, Sunday evening showed that complete control is still far away.
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At about 19:40, at the central bus station of the city of Baer Sheva, 21-year-old Bedouin Muhanad al-Ukabi, armed with a knife and pistol, attacked 19-year-old sergeant of the Golani brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces Omri Levi and mortally wounded him. Taking possession of a serviceman's machine gun, he opened fire on those around him. As a result, 10 people were injured, most of them police officers. Two wounded are in critical condition, two more are in serious condition. The attacker was shot dead by police.
Another victim of the terrorist attack is illegal immigrant from Eritrea Awathum Zarhum. He ran away from the shooter, but was first wounded by a bus station guard and then lynched by the crowd. He died from his injuries at a local hospital. The police are preparing to arrest those involved in his beating.
Counting Sunday's tragic incident, over the past week there have been 13 attacks in Israel, 7 attackers were killed at the scene of the crime, 10 were detained, three were killed and forty-one people were injured.
A meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled for October 22 in Berlin. Sources in the Israeli government report that Nitanyahu may refuse this visit if the Americans do not get Palestinian head of state Mahmoud Abbas to condemn acts of violence by the Arabs. In Israel, it is generally accepted that the current US administration takes an anti-Israeli position. Senior Israeli security officials do not mince words, commenting on the position of the State Department.
Another diplomatic scandal was caused by France's initiative to place international observers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which is a constant source of tension between Israel's two ethno-religious communities. Today, French Ambassador Patrick Maisonave was summoned to present a note of protest to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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