Palestinians Stage New Knife Attacks on Israelis

A Palestinian who slashed two Israeli religious students in Jerusalem Friday was shot and wounded by security forces. A large force of police began security patrols after the knife attack near a light rail station in east Jerusalem. Earlier Friday two other Palestinians were shot during a knife attack on Israeli police at a West Bank checkpoint near Hebron. An Israeli police spokesman said one of the Hebron attackers was killed and the other wounded. One police officer also was...

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