Israeli Military Surveys Terror Situation in Northern Israel, Guards against Ramadan Violence

JERUSALEM, Israel – As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, Israel is on heightened alert against the possibility of terror attacks. Add to that the current internal crisis in the country and it’s a recipe for trouble.

Ramadan comes as Israel has already carried out hundreds of counter-terrorism raids in the Palestinian Arab cities of Nablus (biblical Shechem) and Jenin in northern Israel over the last year.

“There are strong forces on various sides that are trying to escalate the situation and to bring about a real rupture in the fabric of life here,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, former international spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).