Since the first attack there had been no fresh violence - far from it, in fact.
The Alliance called a general strike the next day, but cancelled further demonstrations, fearing fresh violence.
Iraq was torn by fresh sectarian violence on Friday.
And with each day come reports of fresh violence, casting a long shadow over an already shaky democratic process.
But all in all, I wouldn't expect fresh violence, at least in the near future.
In practice, only Denmark felt that the threat of recognition should be used as a deterrent against fresh violence.
With two new deaths today, six Palestinians and four Israelis have died in fresh violence since then.
The incident led to Raj's arrest and fresh violence.
The threat of fresh violence came as stalled peace talks were scheduled to resume on Tuesday.
There was still a danger late tonight that a burst of fresh violence could split them apart.