Terrorism: Israel and the World

Part 1: Terrorism Before Occupation

More of this Feature • Part 1: Terrorism before Occupation • Part 2: "Land for Terrorism" • Part 3: Terrorism after Palestinian Statehood • Part 4: Radical Islamic Ideology Legitimizes Terrorism • Part 5: Arafat Supports Terrorism • Part 6: Fighting Terrorism   Anti-Israeli Terrorist Groups •  Hizbullah •  Hamas •  Islamic Jihad •  PFLP, PFLP-GC, PFL •  Fatah's Tanzim •  Fatah's Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigades • Quranic Verses about Jihad  Elsewhere on the Web • Al-Qaida and al-Quran • Arab-Israeli Conflict: Myths and Facts • "Arafat Files" • Declaration of Principles, Oslo 1993 • Documents showing Arafat's Funding of Terrorist Activities • Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) • Palestinian National Authority Map of Palestine • Report on Palestinian Incitement to Violence • U.S. State Department - Background on Terrorist Groups

Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
—FBI Definition

Arab terrorism against Israel existed prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.

Examples of Arab terrorism against Jews during the pre-State period include:

Anti-Jewish Riots in 1920-21, which was characterized by the brutal murder in Jaffa of the prominent Jewish author Y. Brenner

'Disturbances' of 1929, which included the massacre of the Jewish community in Hebron)

Many incidents of anti-Jewish violence during the Arab Revolt of 1936-39

On the eve of the UN Partition Resolution of November 1947, Arab terrorism against Jewish targets steadily rose until it led to the joint Arab invasion of 1948-9.

The scope of Arab terrorism expanded following the 1948 War of Independence. The attacks, both on frontier settlements and population centers, were aimed primarily against innocent civilians.

1952: approximately 3,000 incidents of cross-border violence, extending from the malicious destruction of property to the brutal murder of civilians.

1951-1955: 503 Israelis were killed by Arab terrorists infiltrating from Jordan, 358 were killed in attacks from Egypt, and 61 were killed in attacks originating from Syria and Lebanon.

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides a partial list of documented acts of Arab terrorism against Israel prior to the 1967.

Given the above facts, the claim that the Israeli occupation is to blame for Palestinian terrorism is baseless. Arabs have used terrorism against Israelis for over a century.

Next page > "Land for Terrorism" > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

~ Lisa Katz

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