ABSTRACT
The quantifiable facts present an accurate picture of the intensity of the inter-communal strife in the occupied territories. Between April 1986 and May 1987, 3,150 incidents of violent demonstrations occurred, of which 1,870 incidents were of rockthrowing, 600 of stone roadblocks and burning tyres, and 665 incidents of Palestinian flag hoisting, leaflet distribution and slogan painting. The relationship between planned violent acts involving firearms, perpetrated by organized terrorist cells, and disturbances involving spontaneous rockthrowing and violent demonstrations indicate a new trend in Palestinian resistance. The increased number of spontaneous, individual acts by both settlers and Palestinians, indicated higher frustration levels of the civilian populations. In order to create economic bonds, or in other words, Palestinian economic dependency, as well as to create employment opportunities and a higher standard of living to prevent migration, Jordan announced a five year development plan for the West Bank and Gaza.
