Four Palestinians were killed over the weekend during violent clashes with the IDF in the West Bank city of Jenin. On Saturday night, an Israeli soldier, Sgt. Noa Lazar, was killed in a shooting attack at a checkpoint outside the Shuafat neighborhood in east Jerusalem. To many people, the events look like they are connected. Israel kills Palestinians and in return, the Palestinians kill an Israeli. But this is not the same. Lazar was stationed near Shuafat to ensure smooth movement between the neighborhood and wider Jerusalem.

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