The horrible terrorist attack last Friday night in the community of Itamar, in which a mother, father and three children were brutally murdered, has placed the issue of Palestinian incitement on the public agenda once again. Incitement in official Palestinian Authority (PA) channels against Israel encourages attacks against civilians, raises mass-murderers to the status of national heroes, and perpetuates a culture of rejectionism. For this reason the Israeli Government has created the “Incitement and Culture of Peace Index” as a mechanism to track levels of incitement.

"We want to see unequivocal action by the PA to stop allowing this incitement," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sunday's cabinet meeting. "We think that educating people toward peace is an integral part of peace."

In wake of the terrorist attack, the Index was presented to the Government on Sunday. Here is the link to the Index.