No government or organisation can be held responsible for the behaviour of dissident individuals or groups, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that they are turning a blind eye to it or failing to do what it can to restrain them.

There has been no shortage of incidents where Israelis have done things which the Israeli authorities would wish they had not done, and for which they would say they were not responsible.

Fortunately it appears that at present the Israeli Government is ready to accept that the Palestinian authorities are doing what they can in the present circumstances, and the ceasefire is still holding in despite of this provocation.