'Lack of hope' drives Palestinians to carry out terrorist attacks, State Department says
The State Department finds Israeli settlements, settler attacks, changes
to the status quo at al-Aqsa mosque and a lack of progress on
Palestinian statehood are the driving cause of violence.
Israeli security forces take position during clashes with Palestinian
protesters following Friday prayer outside Jerusalem's Old City on July
21, 2017, after Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering the Old
City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and protests erupted
over new security measures at the highly sensitive al-Aqsa mosque
compound. The ban came after Israeli ministers decided not to order the
removal of metal detectors erected at entrances to the al-Aqsa mosque
compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, following an attack nearby a
week ago that killed two policemen. (Photo: Amir Abed Rabbo/APA Images)
protesters following Friday prayer outside Jerusalem's Old City on July
21, 2017, after Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering the Old
City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and protests erupted
over new security measures at the highly sensitive al-Aqsa mosque
compound. The ban came after Israeli ministers decided not to order the
removal of metal detectors erected at entrances to the al-Aqsa mosque
compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, following an attack nearby a
week ago that killed two policemen. (Photo: Amir Abed Rabbo/APA Images)
