The Israeli public, policymakers, and media are hard pressed to define the climate of terrorism that descended on Israel in September 2015 and has continued since. Of the more than 250 attacks that have been waged since October 2015, over 90 percent have been perpetrated by lone individuals. Although there has been an ongoing decline in the number of attacks, there is still no sign of an end to the phenomenon. One contributing factor to the belligerent environment is the frustration of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem due to their bleak prospects for the future. No less important has been the culture of violence that the Islamic State has sowed throughout the Middle East.
