Hamas, with all its bluster, knew that if it were to fire rockets at Jerusalem because of the flag march, Israel would hit back hard.
While credit is due for the IDF's precision in the recent operation, credit is missing in the Israeli government's economic policy.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
The killing of the jihad commanders is justified, but it does not eradicate these roots, it nurtures them.
The two Palestinians were identified as 19-year-old Adnan Wassim Yousef Al-Araj and 32-year-old Saed Jihad Shaker Masha.
The headquarters of Muhammed Abu al-Ata were destroyed overnight, although he himself was not present at the scene of the airstrike.
Islamic Jihad threatens attacks on Jerusalem Day without ceasefire
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