This is a right granted to a people under international law, a legal form of violence, the right to use force in the struggle for liberation from colonial and foreign domination.
"To quote United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/33/24 of 29 November 1978:
2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, particularly armed struggle;
"To quote General Assembly Resolution A/RES/3246 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974:
3. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the peoples struggle for liberation from colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation by all available means, including armed struggle;
7. Strongly condemns all Governments which do not recognize the right to self-determination and independence of peoples under colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the Palestinian people;"
And a myraid of UN Resolution have affirmed these rights, that people under colonial and foreign domination have the right to use armed struggle against their oppressors and that this specifically applies to the Palestinian people.
Resolutions affirming these rights include UNGA Resolution A/RES/3246 (XXIX; 29 November 1974), UNGA Resolution A/RES/33/24 (29 November 1978), UNGA Resolution A/RES/34/44 (23 November 1979), UNGA Resolution A/RES/35/35 (14 November 1980), UNGA Resolution A/RES/36/9 (28 October 1981), and many others.
Palestine: Legitimate Armed Resistance vs. Terrorism | The Electronic Intifada
Samer Issawi was involved in Resistance activity, when he was arrested initially, carried out during The Second Intifada, activity lawful under international law. He was not a terrorist and he was released in a prisoner exchange deal and he is now being held unlawfully with no new charges lodged against him.
Justice and international law demand his release by The Jewish State.
Sherri