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Generational Dynamics Web Log for 4-Jul-2014
4-Jul-14 World View -- Israel masses troops on Gaza border and violence escalates in Jerusalem

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4-Jul-14 World View -- Israel masses troops on Gaza border and violence escalates in Jerusalem

China reaffirms plans to annex India's Arunachal Pradesh province

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Israel masses troops on Gaza border and violence escalates in Jerusalem
China reaffirms plans to annex India's Arunachal Pradesh province
China's Xi Jinping visits S. Korea and disparages N. Korea

Israel masses troops on Gaza border and violence escalates in Jerusalem

Israeli policeman aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinians on Thursday (AP)

Israeli policeman aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinians on Thursday (AP)

Israel is facing escalating violence on two fronts -- barrages of rockets from Gaza and street violence in Jerusalem -- a day after a Palestinian teen was abducted, burnt and killed, apparently in revenge by Israeli settlers for the abduction and deaths of three Israeli teens. Both the Israeli and Palestinian populations are expressing deep deep anger, and expressing a desire for retribution and revenge.

Israel's warplanes have been targeting "Hamas terror sites" in the Gaza Strip, in response to over 20 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel since Wednesday. Palestinian officials say that 10 civilians were wounded. In Israel, two houses were damaged, but no injuries were reported.

Reports indicate that Israel's cabinet is split on whether to launch an all-out attack on Hamas in Gaza, or to assassinate Hamas leaders. At the very least, it's expected that Israel will wait at least a day to see if the violence subsides before undertaking any military operations. VOA and Washington Post and Jerusalem Post

China reaffirms plans to annex India's Arunachal Pradesh province

China reaffirmed its plans to annex other countries' territories in the South China Sea by publishing a new map, as we described two days ago. The new map has raised concerns in Vietnam, the Philippines and other neighbors.

It turns out that this map also similarly reaffirms China's plans to annex India's province of Arunachal Pradesh, which China refers to as "South Tibet." The map shows Arunachal Pradesh as part of China.

Because of the threat from China, India's new prime minister Narendra Modi has announced a plan to impart "military training" to people living in areas close to the China-India border. The government plans to train border populations at the level of a paramilitary force and even give them arms training so that in times of emergency they can be utilized. According to India's Home Ministry, "[The] border population makes the eyes and ears of a government on the border. They are the biggest bulwark against any aggression by the enemy as they live there and watch every movement." The Diplomat and Times of India

China's Xi Jinping visits S. Korea and disparages N. Korea

China's president Xi Jinping made his first state visit to South Korea on Thursday, and joined South Korean president Park Geun-hye in criticizing North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The visit sent some terse messages from Xi to North Korea's Kim Jong-un. This is the first time that a Chinese leader has visited South Korea before visiting North Korea, and this is the first time that Xi joined with South Korean in openly and clearly criticizing North Korean policies. What effect this will have on Kim is of course unknown, but it wouldn't surprise me if he defiantly steps up his nuclear weapons program as a result. McClatchy and Xinhua

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