P F Tinmore, et al,
The State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) is the hub of several affiliated and associated Hostile Arab Palestinians (HoAP). The "label" of "Terrorist" is assigned based on the effect of a technique relative to a target.
Attacking techniques such as hijacking, bombing, kidnapping and assassination to assert their demands of Israel, are also real threats to Western world.
The characteristics of a most HoAP Terrorists usually include a campaign that violates the rules of modern warfare, established in acts called the Geneva Conventions and Hague Conventions. In the case of the HoAP, we see:
The HoAP (protected persons) commit offense which are solely intended to harm the Israel (Occupying Power); taking action that endanger the life or limb of the occupying forces and administration. The HoAP do represent a grave collective danger (HAMAS,Palestinian Islamic Jihad etc) inflicting seriously damage the property of the Israeli occupying forces and administration and the installations used by them. (
Article 68, GCIV)
We observe that the HoAP apply technique of terrorism to achieve political change (the elimination of the Jewish State) and the establishment of a consecrated Islamic Waqf (HAMAS). While the throw-weight behind an HoAP attacks, sometime even symbolic in nature, they are meant to impress fear; interrupting the tranquility of the day and replacing it with
panic,
horror, and
trepidation. This is used to intimidate the public; and designed to draw the attention the public and media to the political demands and political objective that the HoAP could not achieve through the peaceful means.
Who are the Arab-Moslem terrorists?
What idiot wrote that headline?
Attacking foreign troops is not terrorism.
Flailing your Pom Poms for your islamic terrorist heroes from behind the safety of your keyboard.
I know everyone has to get on board of Israel's terrorist propaganda campaign.
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Whether we talk about the Palestinian Terrorist by individual groups like HAMAS, or collectively as in the HoAP, we see the same process over and over again; placing and detonating an explosive or other lethal device in, into or against a place of public use, government facility, a public transportation system or an infrastructure facility: with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury; or with the intent to cause extensive destruction of such a place, facility or system, where such destruction results in or is likely to result in major economic loss. (
1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings)
Short Title / Abbreviations: 1997 Terrorist Bombing Convention
Date & Place of Adoption: 15 December 1997, New York, USA
Date of Entry into Force: 23 May 2001 (Article 22)
It is not Israel's terrorist propaganda campaign as you claim. It is what it is. The law was not written by Israel, but internationally. It was be an untruth to say that HoAP does not (or has not) a past history of criminal behaviors described in the Terrorist Bombing Convention. Whether we talk about the grenade attack near Rachel's Tomb, the nursery school struck by HAMAS rocket, the over 4000 rocket attacks from Gaza, the kidnapping and murders, the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing - Maxim restaurant suicide bombing, the Avivim school bus massacre, the public bus planted by Palestinian militants exploded in a bus near Tel Aviv, --- all of these describe the actions prohibited by
International Conventions relative to counter-terrorism.
And I haven't even mentioned the Customary and International Humanitarian Law violations, or the Palestinians that have attempted to pervert the course of justice, or inciting violence and supporting terrorism.
“If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck”
BUT, please --- don't pretend that the Arab Palestinians have clean hands. In fact, the Palestinians haven't had clean hands since the time
Haj Amin al Husseini was the
Mufti of Jerusalem; inciting hatred and violence at every opportunity.
Most Respectfully,
R