been very friendly with Israelis for years. According to an Israel Police spokesperson, the stabbing was a "spontaneous" act in response to the aerial offensive on the Gaza Strip Israel had started two days earlier. See also Aryeh Finkel Yishai Schlissel References External links Unsettled - In West Bank Settlements, Sign of Hope for a Deal - New York Times (July 2009) Religious Israeli settlements Cities in the West Bank Populated places established in 1994 1994 establishments in Israel Israeli settlements in the West Bank