As the army prepar­es to demoli­sh the West Bank home of the suspec­tJERUSALEM: The Palestinian man who murdered a young Israeli woman had “nationalist” motives, the Shin Bet security agency said on Sunday, a day after his arrest. Both the police and the Shin Bet security agency said earlier that investigations had so far not concluded whether it was a “terrorist attack” or driven by another motive. Palestinian arrested over killing of Israeli: policeBut in the run-up to general elections in April, politicians and Israeli media appeared to have already made up their minds. “I have no doubts about the nationalist motives of the murderer,” Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan told public radio. The prime minister also visited the Ansbacher family on Sunday evening and promised that he will make good on his pledge.

Source: The Express Tribune February 11, 2019 07:07 UTC