. Global football body FIFA later imposed a year-long ban on Jibril Rajoub, the head of Palestinian

December 9, 2017 was the 30th year anniversary of the first Intifada. So far, the Palestinian responses of yesterday took three tracks: Diplomatic, nonviolent, and violent.

“ Hamas is an idea, ” Daniel Hagari, the top spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said last month.... “ Anyone who thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong.” The IDF said last week it had killed about “ half ” of the group’s military leadership, but it did not respond to a request for comment on whether civilian employees of the Hamas-led government were military targets.... Municipal employees work to keep public utilities functioning....