Liberman: We must ‘clean out’ Jenin, the PA can help

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman identifies the northern West Bank city of Jenin as the source of much of the recent violence endured by Israelis.

The terrorist in last night’s Tel Aviv attack was from Jenin and photos from the town showed dozens celebrating the shooting in the streets.

Liberman says he does not support locking down Palestinian cities in the West Bank or launching a Defensive Shield-like large-scale military operation in response to the latest attacks, but advocates instead for “cleaning out Jenin.”

He says the Palestinian Authority’s security services could also assist in the effort as they similarly see Jenin as a security “challenge.” Jenin is a stronghold of the Islamic Jihad terror group and the PA indeed has little control over the city.