Relevant to your professional network ? Please share on Linkedin “ The two terrorists stabbed them in the back multiple times , both in the upper body , and fled the scene toward the adjacent neighborhood of Jebl Mukaber , ” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said shortly after the stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing . “Police and emergency units rushed to the scene and gave immediate medical assistance before transferring both women to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in moderate condition . While a forensics team searched the area , police set up roadblocks to find the terrorists . ”Roughly one hour later , Rosenfeld said , Border Police officers arrested two suspects matching the description of the assailants , but after extensive questioning , both young men were released without charges . “Police are continuing to search for the terrorists involved in the attack and hope to make arrests soon , ” he said later in the day . Shortly after the attack , Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said both victims were in stable condition and expected to survive . “They are stable and conscious , ” said Ruvio . “ One , 86 years old , was stabbed in the back three times and is in the intensive care unit .

He proposed banning all foreign Muslims from entering the United States until we “ figure out what is going on ” with terrorism . Or maybe just people from certain countries . After two events last weekend — a bombing in New York that involved a suspect who praised the Islamic State and stabbings conflict.attack.na in Minnesota for which the Islamic State has claimed credit — Trump has revived his tough talk on obliterating the terrorist group — vowing to “ utterly destroy ISIS . ” But for more than a year , Trump has declined to lay out a coherent strategy for doing so . Whenever pressed for specifics , Trump insists that he has a plan but says it must remain secret to avoid tipping off the enemy .

More Arabs than Jews – by a declining margin – optimistic about two - state solution Many Arab citizens or residents of Israel appear to be losing hope that a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully . In Pew Research Center polling , the percentage of Israeli Arabs who say a peaceful , two - state solution is possible has dropped by 24 points in just two years , from 74 % in 2013 to 50 % in the latest survey , which was conducted in late 2014 and early 2015 ( i.e. , even before the wave of stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing and other violence in Israel and the West Bank in late 2015 ) . The new poll finds that about three - in - ten Israeli Arabs ( 30 % ) think a peaceful two - state solution is not possible , while 20 % say they do not know or do not take a position either way . As of the time of the survey , Israeli Jews were less optimistic than Israeli Arabs about the possibility of a two - state solution .

The failure to abide by international norms and protections under Israeli law concerning child detainees is particularly worrying given the spike in the number of children arrested during the recent violence involving children . Since October , protests in the West Bank and Gaza have escalated , as has the use of live fire against demonstrators by Israeli forces . There has also been a wave of stabbings conflict.attack.na and attempted stabbings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians and security forces both in the West Bank and in Israel . As of February 29 , 2016 , 172 Palestinians and 24 Israelis had been killed , according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . Of 21 Palestinians suspected of carrying out attacks and killed in 2016 , nine were children , according to the UN .

More Arabs than Jews – by a declining margin – optimistic about two - state solution Many Arab citizens or residents of Israel appear to be losing hope that a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully . In Pew Research Center polling , the percentage of Israeli Arabs who say a peaceful , two - state solution is possible has dropped by 24 points in just two years , from 74 % in 2013 to 50 % in the latest survey , which was conducted in late 2014 and early 2015 ( i.e. , even before the wave of stabbings conflict.attack.na and other violence in Israel and the West Bank in late 2015 ) . The new poll finds that about three - in - ten Israeli Arabs ( 30 % ) think a peaceful two - state solution is not possible , while 20 % say they do not know or do not take a position either way . As of the time of the survey , Israeli Jews were less optimistic than Israeli Arabs about the possibility of a two - state solution .

That would lead to despair and violence , " he said . Palestinians say Israeli settlement expansion in occupied territory is dimming any prospect for the viable state they seek . Israel has demanded tighter security measures from the Palestinians and a crackdown on militants responsible for a string of stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing and shootings against Israelis . The CIA Factbook online says about 371,000 Israelis live in settlements scattered among an estimated 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank , captured by Israel in the 1967 war . The figures exclude East Jerusalem , which both sides claim .

“ As we gather here , three evolving threats — Iran ’s continued aggression , a rising tide of extremism across a wide arc of instability , and the growing effort to de - legitimize Israel on the world stage — are converging to make the U.S.-Israel alliance more indispensable than ever , ” she declared . “ The United States and Israel must be closer than ever , stronger than ever and more determined than ever to prevail against our common adversaries and to advance our shared values . … This is especially true at a time when Israel faces brutal terrorist stabbings conflict.attack.na , shootings and vehicle attacks at home . Parents worry about letting their children walk down the street . Families live in fear . ”

The failure to abide by international norms and protections under Israeli law concerning child detainees is particularly worrying given the spike in the number of children arrested during the recent violence involving children . Since October , protests in the West Bank and Gaza have escalated , as has the use of live fire against demonstrators by Israeli forces . There has also been a wave of stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing and attempted stabbings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians and security forces both in the West Bank and in Israel . As of February 29 , 2016 , 172 Palestinians and 24 Israelis had been killed , according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . Of 21 Palestinians suspected of carrying out attacks and killed in 2016 , nine were children , according to the UN .

“ As we gather here , three evolving threats — Iran ’s continued aggression , a rising tide of extremism across a wide arc of instability , and the growing effort to de - legitimize Israel on the world stage — are converging to make the U.S.-Israel alliance more indispensable than ever , ” she declared . “ The United States and Israel must be closer than ever , stronger than ever and more determined than ever to prevail against our common adversaries and to advance our shared values . … This is especially true at a time when Israel faces brutal terrorist stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing , shootings and vehicle attacks at home . Parents worry about letting their children walk down the street . Families live in fear . ”

CNN Map Tuesday 's incident is among a spate of terrorist attacks that Israeli authorities have blamed on Palestinians , be they from the West Bank or elsewhere . A large number of these attacks have been stabbings conflict.attack.na , though guns and cars -- used to run over people -- also have been used . Israeli authorities have responded , at times , with crackdowns in Palestinian areas . Also on Tuesday , Rosenfeld reported that a " terrorist with ( an ) automatic weapon " opened fire in Jerusalem .

He proposed banning all foreign Muslims from entering the United States until we “ figure out what is going on ” with terrorism . Or maybe just people from certain countries . After two events last weekend — a bombing in New York that involved a suspect who praised the Islamic State and stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing in Minnesota for which the Islamic State has claimed credit — Trump has revived his tough talk on obliterating the terrorist group — vowing to “ utterly destroy ISIS . ” But for more than a year , Trump has declined to lay out a coherent strategy for doing so . Whenever pressed for specifics , Trump insists that he has a plan but says it must remain secret to avoid tipping off the enemy .

RELATED : With Disasters Everywhere , It ’s Time to Take Foreign Policy Seriously Again In what mental universe other than the president ’s does being raised in Hawaii and Indonesia and spending adulthood rising through the academy and U.S. political institutions grant someone a deep ( or even superficial ! ) understanding of Zionism , of the Holocaust , of four wars for survival over 25 years , of unending terrorist violence directed toward civilians , of hijackings and kidnappings and bombings and stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing , of SCUD attacks from Iraq , rockets from Lebanon and Gaza , incitement and de - legitimization campaigns from Tehran ? Conversely , what in President Obama ’s life story leads him to comprehend the Palestinians , addicted to enmity and resentment and violence , victims of institutional collapse and official corruption , awash and adrift in the worst movements of the last 100 years , from nationalism to socialism to pan - Arabism to Islamic fundamentalism ? Does Obama actually believe that buried in every disagreement with him is an assumption of his inferiority ?

Calls for Obama to reconsider his approach have been stirred anew by the latest attacks , which included homemade bombs in New York and New Jersey and stabbings in a Minnesota mall . The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria took credit for the Minnesota attack on Saturday reportedly carried out by Dahir Adan , a 22-year - old Somali - American who worked at a private security firm . Nine people were wounded in the stabbings conflict.attack.na ; Adan was shot and killed by an off - duty police officer . In New Jersey , Ahmad Khan Rahami , a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan , was arrested Monday in connection with bombs left in New York City and Seaside Park , N.J. The manhunt for Rahami , arrested after a shootout in New Jersey , instantly gave the GOP standard - bearer new fodder .

The president will outline his vision during remarks at a refugee summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York , a city struck by terrorism on Saturday . ADVERTISEMENT Calls for Obama to reconsider his approach have been stirred anew by the latest attacks , which included homemade bombs in New York and New Jersey and stabbings conflict.attack.na in a Minnesota mall . The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria took credit for the Minnesota attack on Saturday reportedly carried out by Dahir Adan , a 22-year - old Somali - American who worked at a private security firm . Nine people were wounded in the stabbings ; Adan was shot and killed by an off - duty police officer .

The president will outline his vision during remarks at a refugee summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York , a city struck by terrorism on Saturday . ADVERTISEMENT Calls for Obama to reconsider his approach have been stirred anew by the latest attacks , which included homemade bombs in New York and New Jersey and stabbings conflict.attack.stabbing in a Minnesota mall . The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria took credit for the Minnesota attack on Saturday reportedly carried out by Dahir Adan , a 22-year - old Somali - American who worked at a private security firm . Nine people were wounded in the stabbings ; Adan was shot and killed by an off - duty police officer .

RELATED : With Disasters Everywhere , It ’s Time to Take Foreign Policy Seriously Again In what mental universe other than the president ’s does being raised in Hawaii and Indonesia and spending adulthood rising through the academy and U.S. political institutions grant someone a deep ( or even superficial ! ) understanding of Zionism , of the Holocaust , of four wars for survival over 25 years , of unending terrorist violence directed toward civilians , of hijackings and kidnappings and bombings and stabbings conflict.attack.na , of SCUD attacks from Iraq , rockets from Lebanon and Gaza , incitement and de - legitimization campaigns from Tehran ? Conversely , what in President Obama ’s life story leads him to comprehend the Palestinians , addicted to enmity and resentment and violence , victims of institutional collapse and official corruption , awash and adrift in the worst movements of the last 100 years , from nationalism to socialism to pan - Arabism to Islamic fundamentalism ? Does Obama actually believe that buried in every disagreement with him is an assumption of his inferiority ?