Israeli government to approve tough new anti-terror steps

Acting police commissioner Bentzi Sau told reporters Tuesday, after three Israeli deaths from terrorist attacks that morning, that the security cabinet is meeting in urgent session at noon to approve tough new measures consistent with the terrorist violence escalating day by day across the country, with Jerusalem its focus. He declined to elaborate. DEBKAfile: Police spokesmen admitted for the first time that the latest two attacks in Jerusalem were organized and coordinated – finally abandoning the “lone wolf” theory.