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TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that the Palestinian Authority was supporting attacks around Jerusalem.

Israeli sources said the intelligence community has identified the PA as a leading supporter of Palestinian attacks around Jerusalem. They said the PA was providing money, legal aid and media encouragement for operations that target Jews throughout the city.

“The PA has made attacking Jews an honorable pursuit and was helping the terrorists as well as their families,” a source said.

The sources said the intelligence community determined that the PA was operating a fund to encourage unrest in Jerusalem. They said the fund, believed to stem from Arab and Muslim states, also focused on riots on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

Since June 2014, Palestinians have been attacking Israeli civilians and police on a nearly daily basis. Operations ranged from stone-throwing to shootings on highways and Jewish neighborhoods.

“Islamic extremist elements are trying to set alight the capital of Israel, and we will use all necessary force, with determination and responsibility, so that they are unsuccessful,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct. 26.

Nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been arrested. The sources said the PA was providing or promising legal representation to the detainees.

The sources said a key target of the PA was Jerusalem’s railroad network. They said senior organizers from the ruling Fatah movement were directing daily attacks on the railroad and stations in the eastern part of the city.

“The rail line has been very popular among Arabs in the city, and this has enraged Fatah, which oversees a lucrative transport business,” the source said.

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