1. Of course, I do not know the accuracy of all those accusations.
2. I do know that some of them were true, especially the one regarding the King David Hotel.
3. Maybe I am wrong, but I guess the OP is saying that people used terrorism to realize their dream of an independent Jewish homeland, so we should not be shocked that some Palestinians are using terrorism to achieve an independent Palestinian state.
4. I am not smart enough to understand the fallacy of that kind of thinking. Hopefully, there are members who can.
Maybe you need to think it through all the way ?
I will say that terrorism in general is rejected by people - who are not involved or do not belong to a suppressed group, and naturally by those who are the victims of terrorism.
So what is terrorism? simply an action by "irregulars" that includes violence resulting in the killing of people to further a political cause.
Not too long ago - opposing political groups taking action were simply termed Revolutionaries. And their armed wing were termed Freedom fighters by themselves (or e.g. Resistance Fighters in France during WW2), and Rebel groups or Bandits by their opponents.
It's unfortunate but a fact that many especially dictatorial and repressive government were taken down due to Freedom fighter aka Rebel groups. See the US Revolution/war or the Sin Fein in Ireland - resulting into a free Republic of Ireland. Those who opposed them viewed them as bad people (condemning their actions) and those who supported them as good people (excusing/supporting their actions).
Nowadays all those that oppose a government via violent means and happen to be Muslims and are not in favor by e.g. the USA government are all termed Terrorists. Those that are viewed by e.g. the US government, being in favor of US politics are termed Freedom fighters - see e.g. the Kurd's or e.g. those Mujahedin groups fighting the Taliban or previously the Soviets, or Syrian groups being favored by e.g. the USA due to killing Assad supporters.
Fact is, that the State of Israel is entirely based and owns it's existence to Jewish terrorist groups - naturally designated by e.g. Jews as Freedom Fighters/underground/self-defense army etc. However certainly not by e.g. Egypt, the Arab league or the Palestinians - they simply called them terrorists. Upon seizing the territory they could get their hands on - aka Israel, these terrorist groups were renamed and became the IDF. (foremost recruited from the Haganah).
Now the PLO/Fatah - Hamas - Hezbollah, you name it - are all deploying the same violent means as e.g. the Haganah, to further their agenda or demands. After the PLO had realized that the Arabs and Egypt will not be able to beat the IDF - they decided to take their actions onto an international level - aka Black-September. This coincided with other revolutionary groups applying terrorist means as well - e.g. MMP, RAF, ETA, IRA etc. etc.
Henceforth the PLO/Fatah wasn't recognized/referred to as a Palestinian Freedom Fighter group any more but simply - terrorists. Absolutely in favor of the radical Israeli Zionist wing - now free to do whatever they want - since those opposing them are Terrorists.
Terrorism and Atrocities,
The latter is simply used to "highlight" actions (as such terrorists) to be inhuman, scum of the earth, not fighting for a "noble" cause - therefore need to be eradicated, and thus "legalizing" their extermination.
Name me a single war - were atrocities were not committed by the "regulars" aka the official National Armed Forces. - there is NONE.
The My Lai - "incident" in Vietnam was a terrorist act filled with abhorrent atrocities.
Well it isn't termed terrorist - simply because it was committed by "regulars" - the "atrocities" were played down by the US Army and government - therefore the killing of around 500 villagers, (double of that "music festival") is referred to as the My Lai Massacre. - sounds much better then ISIS or Hamas committing inhumane and animal like atrocities - right?
If the VC or the NVA had the military capabilities they would now be "legit" to bomb the shit out of Alabama/Montgomery and it's population - right? because some of those US Army war-criminals (inhumane animals and atrocity committers) happen to be from there. And they are clearly supported by the US population - after all they keep saying, it's their US Army fighting for a good an noble cause in Vietnam!!
The Hamas attack on October 7th resulted in 1400 dead (incl. 300+IDF personal) and beheld an unknown number of atrocities, committed by "individual" Hamas members. - just like My-Lai - not every US soldier involved, committed atrocities. Many just took a clean shot at children and women !! or threw some grenades - and some didn't shot or kill at all. And shooting a kid or a women in the head or lobbing a grenade into a hut, isn't an atrocity right? it's "just" a war-crime.
Like bombing a building in Gaza - resulting in the death of e.g. 40 civilians of which 25 are women and children - clean kill - right? War-crime? No never, these 25 women and children were just "collateral damage" the IDF only targets Hamas - right? they even use costly high precision munition to minimize "collateral damage" !! what a civilized and outstanding people they are !
Without attempting in any way to defend atrocities - which I never would, the IDF is doing the same thing as Hamas did in Israel and the US army did at My Lai.
The only thing that irks me personally - is the fact that the Palestinians in Gaza are not attempting to demonstrate against Hamas or inciting/starting a civil war against Hamas - but maybe, just maybe that would be asking too much of a people that have been terrorized, oppressed and robbed of their existence and lands by Israel in the past 75 years.
Just as the majority of Israeli's that are moderates - partially demonstrate (the IDF and Police won't shot them straight off like Hamas would in Gaza) but they do not go into an open rebellion (civil war) against those radical Zionist - who commit war-crimes and atrocities, do they?
So it's obvious that there isn't much sympathy left between Palestinians and Israeli's - right? And the present actions of Israel and the IDF in Gaza (not even to mention the West-Bank) - might very well result into an eradication of Hamas - but the next Palestinian "Freedom-Fighter" group to arise sooner or later will be even more radical and deadly then Hamas. - so whats the gain for any side?
As I have stated already numerous times; there are very well known and effective ways to eliminate/stop/prevent terrorism and terrorist groups - simply bombing the shit out of Gaza - certainly isn't one of them.
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