The recent spike in suicidal terror attacks in Israel by mostly teenage Palestinian Arabs was allegedly sparked by the fire bombing of an Arab house near Jerusalem, and the death of an Arab infant and his parents. Because that horrific arson followed several non-lethal attacks by Jewish fanatics seeking “revenge” for regular fatal attacks by Palestinians, it was assumed that Jews perpetrated the atrocity (though no proof is available). As a result, violent Arab teenagers went on a rampage that lasted some three weeks, mostly in Jerusalem. Many Jews were stabbed to death, while most of the perpetrators were killed.

However, what really prompted these growing solitary teenage attacks was the intensified incitement by the Palestinian media and social networks, which are controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and by Palestinian leaders, notably the PA president, Mahmoud Abbas.