Why are the palestinians referred to as terrorists?

Question

Firstly, lets define the words Terrorist and terrorism.
Terrorist - a person who terrorises or frightens others.
- pertaining to, or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists: terrorist tactics.

Terrorism - the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorisation.

Why are those people defending their homes and their homeland classed as terrorists and not defenders or resistance especially when they are fighting so called friends of the west? when i read and watch the news and see the atrocities commited against the palestinian people.

Lets face it, when israel send tanks into the worlds largest concentration camp (Gaza) when the general populous have slings and stones, surely this should be called terrorism? When a neighboring country prevents you from assembling your own army, guards your borders for you and prevents medical aid coming through this is terrorism by definition?

Back in world war 2 the french had the same thing, they called themselves Le resistance, the english also had plans for the same, they where called the home guard. weren't they also fighting for the freedom of their own country, defending their families?

or is it just me?

Answer 1

It all depends on where you live and who has arrived en-masse to take over your country.



As for 63vette's answer:



"You say that they are defending their homeland but seem to be ignoring the fact that the Israelis are descended from peoples inhabiting the same region."



I suggest you check out the history of the Khazars, you might discover that many modern 'Israelis' are descended from them. By the same logic, does that mean if the Romans returned to the UK, we should let them take over? Or the Danes? Or how about the Bretons?



The only way for peace to break out in Palestine is for the West to start talking to Hamas et al for a change, instead of faithfully churning out the kind of line eschewed by AIPAC, the Knesset, and the likes of Marc Regev - born in Australia - and Russian born Avigdor Lieberman (to name but a few).

Answer 2

No one has said all 'palestinians' are terrorists, but many are and their leaders are. The terrorists are not defending themselves or anyone else, read your definitions. If they were they would not be terrorists. The terrorists attack civilians in Israel regardless or race or religion. 'Friends of the west"? Don't see what you mean. New is biased, the media tells you what the media owners, editors and writers want you to see and hear, not what really happens. The BBC is not even recognised as media in Israel because of their extreme anti-Semitism. There is no concentration camp. Israel has never refused medical aid. Hamas has refused medicine, water and electricity from Israel and Egypt. 'Freedom of their own country'??? Wake up, Israel has offered the PLO parts of Israel to form an independent country at lease six times, and the PLO has refused every single time.

I've no hope for you overcoming your ignorance.

Answer 3

By definition the Americans who fought the British were terrorists. So were the early European Zionists who arrived in Palestine to steal their land.



Terrorism really is just a 'buzz' word that is used to incite fear.



How do you spot a terrorist? It's the guy with the smaller bomb.



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"The Palestinians, lest we forget, brought death and destruction to the streets of Israeli cities with armed death squads, suicide bombers and car/truck bombs before Israel strengthened the security at borders and checkpoints to prevent such actions.............or had you only ignored this to make you points seem more one sided."



The Palestinians had lived on that land for generations. They had brought up families, built homes and livelyhoods on that land. The European Jews had never even seen that land, let alone set foot on it. Sorry but "one of my very distant relatives lived here a couple of thousand years ago" is not nearly enough to justify dispossessing people of their homes. You seem to lack an understanding of the historical context surrounding the conflict. It was the Zionists who started this conflict by demanding land that was not rightfully theirs. The Lehi, Stern Gang, Irgun etc murdered Palestinian civilians in order to create a climate of fear to encourage others to flee for their lives (after they had fled they zionists would break into the home, change the locks and place a Jewish family in the home). They were behind several 'terrorist' attacks on the Britsh (King David Hotel bombing which is still celebreated in Israel today, celebrating such attrocities is disgusting). These Zionist groups also murdered British citizens, then rigged up explosives with their corpses to kill those who attempted to recover the dead.



You're a clueless tool, try researching a topic before commenting on it.

Answer 4

Khalidi became a professor on the college of Chicago whilst Obama lived in Chicago, and Obama's young toddlers went to college with Khalidi"s young toddlers. They socialized and Cbama have been given to hearken to some Palestinian suggestions. that doesn't advise that he believes each and everything that Khalidi reported, even inspite of the undeniable fact that it gave Obama an perception into the minds of the Palestinians. interior the long-term it ought to help Obama to be certain that Israel isn't destroyed by way of Palestine.

Answer 5

The French Resistance attacked the military occupiers.



Palestinians target civilians which is terrorism.

Answer 6

Did you deliberately ignore the other definitions of terrorism:



"The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons. "



"Acts of violence committed by groups that view themselves as victimized by some notable historical wrong. Although these groups have no formal connection with governments, they usually have the financial and moral backing of sympathetic governments. Typically, they stage unexpected attacks on civilian targets, including embassies and airliners, with the aim of sowing fear and confusion"



You say that they are defending their homeland but seem to be ignoring the fact that the Israelis are descended from peoples inhabiting the same region. Should not then they also be allowed to have a homeland in the region the same as the Palestinians.

Whether or not the Israelis are friends of the west is an attempted deflection on your part............ the Palestinians are supported by Iran, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and groups in Lebanon.

The Palestinians, lest we forget, brought death and destruction to the streets of Israeli cities with armed death squads, suicide bombers and car/truck bombs before Israel strengthened the security at borders and checkpoints to prevent such actions.............or had you only ignored this to make you points seem more one sided.

Answer 7

Actually, Terrorism is a tactic. It refers to the practice of attacking defenseless civilians instead of military targets. The goal of Terrorism is to create such fear in the opponent that they will give up without a fight.

This is the routine tactic of Palestinian groups such as Hamas; certainly not all Palestinians. However, those Palestinians who do not support Terrorism are themselves targets of Terrorists.

The Palestinian Terrorists [not all Palestinians] make a practice of bombing Israeli residential areas, and sending suicide bombers to kill children and women by preference.

Palestinian Terrorists actually chose to victimize Palestinian civilians by placing them close to military sites, so that if the military sites are bombed, the defenseless civilians will be killed too. They know how the Israelis hate to kill civilians, and hope the children will protect their weapons and fighters.

In civilized countries, it is the other way around; soldiers protect civilians. Soldiers do not use civilians to protect themselves.

Answer 8

It is a technically accurate description of the tactics used. In a situation where direct military victory is deemed impossible, carrying out attacks designed to create a demoralising atmosphere of terror and fear in the hope that this will undermine the resolve of the enemy is a tactic adopted by many groups who would not consider themselves to be the original aggressors.

Answer 9

Come on Jon e Boy, you strike me a an intelligent person, you know as well as I do that it is all a matter of your point of view. Nelson Mandela, one of the worlds greatest statesman was imprisoned for twenty five years for being a terrorist, but history will say he was a freedom fighter. I could list a thousand other examples, but I think you get my drift.

Answer 10

Probably because chucking rockets at civilians is terrorism. I don't give a damn whether you're an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant, you attack civilians then you're a terrorist piece of crap.

Answer 11

Germany in WW2 attacked and occupied France did we call the French resistance movement terrorists ? The case is the same in Palestine where Israel has attacked and occupied most of the Palestinian land and now they are , like the French fighting back. Both are freedom fighters . Israel are the real terrorists.

Answer 12

In Middle East politics a terrorist is anyone who disagrees with the zionists by trying to protect themselves and their own from death or occupation. The true fact of the matter is that israel are the terrorists and the Palestinians are only trying to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. israel say that they are doing it in God's name but the truth is that God does not use or employ terrorists to carry out His wishes, He is more than capable himself.

Answer 13

because people refuse to see the difference between FREEDOM FIGHTERS and terrorists



every Palestinian is a freedom fighter

Answer 14

Abu Nidal Organisation, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Palestine Liberation Front, the PFLP and PFLP-GC are referred to as terrorists by the US and the EU.

Surely using suicide bombers (sometimes children) to blow up buses, restaurants, nightclubs, shopping malls, a university, and civilian homes, and using innocent human shields etc to 'liberate Palestine' could be called nothing else but terrorists could they?

Answer 15

Because Western capitalism supports Israel as a kind of Middle East police force.



'One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter.'

Answer 16

Palestinians aren't referred to as terrorists. Palestinian terrorists are referred to as terrorists.

Answer 17

israel is a terror state

Answer 18

people who plant bombs in civilian restaurants, bus stations, etc



yep... i call that terrorism.

Answer 19

I agree with you