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Oh please, you can hardly call what Israel does "state terrorism."
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Why not? Surely the bulldozers, assassination and wall building can be considered forms of terrorism? I am sure that if Osama shot rockets at people from a helicopter, it would be terrorism.
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Apples and oranges; the above measures were done in the interest of responding to threats and maintaining some measure of national security. Also remember that, with the exception of assasinating dangerous terrorist leaders like Yassin, the methods you describe are essentially nonviolent.
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Well, the best thing the Palestinian leaders can do to get their people out of said "prison house" is to abandon violent action
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Don’t you realise that it is not Palestinian leaders that dish out the violence, it is ordinary Palestinian youth who are disenchanted with Israeli oppression, and rightly so.
"This is a crazy and very dangerous act. It opens the door wide to chaos. Yassin is known for his moderation and he was controlling Hamas and therefore this is a dangerous, cowardly act", says Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya.
Sheik Yassin is dead, but violent action will still continue. PM Quraya says he was a moderate, but bloody attacks still occured. Could this be because Palestinian militants realise that no matter what Arafat or some spiritual leader says abouy ending the fight , Israel will continue to oppress.
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Just because the Palestinians perceive the Israelis as oppressors doesn't mean they are. Keep in mind that since the founding of Israel, the Israelis have had to fight five or so wars, all in self-defense. They have never been the "aggressors." Oh, and Yassin was no "moderate."
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Well, the alternative is appeasement, Zhukov. Do you think governments, in good conscience, should negotiate with terrorists?
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The only alternative is unity between the workers of Israel and Palestine. The strategy for victory is one that combines a democratic leadership of the resistance, (I am a believer in Intifada I, not Intifada II.) genuine armed struggle, a political outlook that appeals to ordinary Israeli workers to fight against their own capitalists, and an internationalist appeal to the Arab workers and youth to rise and overthrow their own governments. That is the only alternative.
Appeasement is never, ever, going to be put forward by the Israeli govt.
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I should have known you'd attempt to frame this in terms of Marxism.