Palestinian political violence

time period, one of the lingering effects of the Jordanian Civil War of 1971, an event that has been dubbed “Black September” in the history books. As a result of the efforts of the Jordanians placed against various Palestinian groups during the war, the Fatah, a militant Palestinian group and PFLP, another radical group, jointly created a terror group named after the conflict. The Black September Organization attempted to force revenge on both the Jordanian authority and the Israelis, who had occupied

falter, Hamas has been able to quickly adapt to the constantly changing political and social environment of Palestine . This evolution, has always assured the organization a generous group of adherents. The necessity to change based on environmental stressors has likened it to a “multipronged organism, which has

CHAPTER-4 Violence and the Second Intifada The second or al-Aqsa intifada began the day after Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Dome of the Rock or al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem in late September 2000. Palestinian demonstrators and worshipers were fired upon, sparking the ongoing uprising. This intifada differed from the first. While the first intifada was democratic, involving widespread participation, was secular, basically non-violent, and contributed to peace

Political status of the disputed territories The political status between the nations of Israel and Palestine is a continuing crisis that began upon Israel's formation shortly after the conclusion of World War II. Many small scale wars and battles have been fought over the years killing many and intensifying the region. The political situation sees many Western forces providing economic and military support for Israel. The conflict lies in two general areas: religious idolatry and the formation

force behind the violence in Israel. It is based on a land dispute that led to oppression and now the violence seen today. Israel is plagued with a cycle of violence and fear. There are many factors behind the climate of terror that is taking place in Israel, but none as significant as oppression. The establishment of Israel by Jews led to many changes for Palestinian Arabs, who were already living in the area. Many of these changes were oppressive and intrusive to the Palestinian Arabs’ way of life

Over the last few decades, there has been ever increasing dispute between the Palestinian and Israeli people, mostly regarding territorial issues. Such disputes have been the result of thousands of deaths, including citizens on both sides, and even assassinations of political members. The continuous tension over time has divided the people into various groups, either political or militant, further separating any attempts towards making peace. When the overall conflict is analyzed from its inception

The violence pointed back to when Palestinians protested against the Israelis from occupying the West Bank and Gaza by violence and civil unrest, which brought on a series of action called Intifada (uprising) in the middle east. The Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with the Palestinian at the White House after signing the Oslo Agreement. This agreement failed to hold and strength and the region became unsettled, which caused conflict with the Palestinian leaders. Hamas gains their popular

behavior, undermines the legitimacy of non-violent political actors, and nullifies efforts to police terrorism (Faure 2003; Neumann 2007). Because hostage-taking acts under terror, hostage-takers will challenge legal authorities – weakening and discrediting it (Faure, 2003). Governments usually prefer an alternative, like combat, because it “requires no concessions, grants no legitimacy, and is consistent with the norm of punishing illegal violence” (Pruitt 2007, p. 374). Indeed, when a terrorist

of the identities associated with Palestinians. Distinctions between national identity as it is geographically oriented and national identity as a shifting role affected by this conflict are important to recognize

terrorism lies in the definition of the term itself. The concept of terrorism has been defined numerous times. One of the most publicized definitions by renowned professor in Security and State Sovereignty, Igor Primoratz, is “…the deliberate use of violence, or the threat of its use, against innocent people, with the aim of intimidating them, or other people, into a