israeli occupation that shows no signs of ending. number two, you ve got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you ve got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, lion s den and al aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right wing, fundamentalist - and extreme government in the history of- the state of israel. we can speak tojoel greenberg of bbc monitoring, who s injersualem. i m pretty confident and tentative outline there of what has happened so far but looking to the future, what happens next? what attempts are being made now for this diffusion of the situation and where are those coming from? i the situation and where are those coming from? coming from? i think first of all the americans coming from? i think first of all the americans have
than 60 palestinians including militants and civilians have been killed. and tensions are high because of political change in israel, too. it has a new far right government with the return of prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has signalled even tougher actions against palestinians. so there are a lot of contributing factors. this former us state department official sums it up. i think you ve got a perfect storm brewing, and it s been brewing for several years. number one, you have a 56 year old israeli occupation that shows no signs of ending. number two, you ve got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you ve got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, lion s den and al aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right wing, fundamentalist