“Only when the Palestinians decide to reform their own leadership will we be close to an intifada against Israeli rule,” writes Joseph Dana.

“Young Palestinians look around them and see very little reason for hope,” writes Daoud Kuttab.

Man takes out gun and shoots 18-year-old who injured him lightly in latest such incident in occupied East Jerusalem.

As youth talk of growing gap with Palestinian leaders, other Palestinians say most are not interested in armed struggle.

“That Israelis notice there’s a war on only when Jews are murdered does not cancel out the fact that Palestinians are being killed all the time,” writes Amira Hass.

After days of attacks by Israeli settlers throughout occupied Palestinian territory, Palestinian residents continue attempts to prevent settler attacks in their towns and villages.

Israeli forces raided the West Bank early Wednesday and broke into the family homes of several Palestinians suspected of killing a settler couple last week near Nablus, witnesses said. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the home of Kerem Lutfi Razek at 4 a.m. and took comprehensive measurements of the property, including windows and door frames.

“The Third Intifada must be against the ongoing occupation by Israeli forces as well as their sub-contractor, the Palestinian Authority,” Nada Elia writes.

Media reports claim Washington may not veto UN resolution on settlements if Israel ups construction.

“As Israel continues to build and expand settlements in the occupied territories, President Barack Obama appears to have reneged on the commitment he made in 2009 to resolve the Palestinian situation ‘with all the patience and dedication that the task requires,'” writes Akiva Eldar.