Settling into Violence: The West Bank's Deadly Cycle The latest incident in the occupied West Bank – a Palestinian man killed near Jenin, allegedly attempting to carry out a vehicular attack on an Israeli settlement – serves as another stark reminder of the region's entrenched cycle of violence.
This is not merely a case of one side responding to the actions of the other; it's a symptom of a deeper, decades long conflict that shows no signs of abating.
The Israeli military claims that the Palestinian man attempted to carry out an attack near Ganim settlement, but Israel's definition of "terror" often seems to encompass any action taken by Palestinians against their occupation.