In the newspaper recently from Tribune Newspapers and News Services was the headline, “Appeal for calm after weeks of unrest.” “Nablus, West Bank – A Palestinian prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail at Israeli troops during clashes Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for calm after several weeks of heightened “unrest” with Israel, saying his people had no interest in any further “escalation” and urging renewed dialogue.” Molotov cocktails. Ummm. “Unrest.”
The following day, the same source reported, “Israelis told to be on alert amid attacks” “Jerusalem – Palestinian assailants carried out a series of stabbings across Israel on Wednesday, jolting an anxious country unnerved by weeks of “unrest” as clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian demonstrators raged across the West Bank.” Stabbings. Ummm. “Unrest.”
The Mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake still refers to the riots after the Freddie Gray death as “Baltimore’s period of unrest.” Riots. Ummm. “Unrest.”
The American Heritage Dictionary describes “unrest” as uneasiness and/or disquiet. I don’t think Molotov cocktails, stabbings, and riots fall within the boundaries of the word, “unrest.”