ISRAEL

Haaretz: Jewish terror and its sources

Nine young Jewish men were arrested recently on
suspicion of planning and carrying out attacks
against Palestinians. At least one of them is
suspected of attempted murder, weapons violations,
and planning a crime involving dangerous
materials. All of the suspects are rooted deep in
Yesha (the Hebrew acronym for the West Bank and
Gaza) and its culture. All grew up on settlements
and all are faithful sons - to the point of
hallucinatory extremism - of the national
religious Zionism of the post-Six Day War period.
Some reside on outposts; some are the sons of
well-known rabbis and others are the younger
brothers of local leaders.