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... Israeli actions and the reactions it faces as a result, in the Occupied territories of the Palestinians. Palestinian military activity is quickly dismissed by Israeli media and politicians alike as terrorism, but using the same formula, the innumerable Israeli campaigns cannot be classed as anything short of state terrorism for example the use of F-16s and Apache helicopters to bomb Palestinian townships or the bulldozing of refugee camps. The essay seeks to explore the morality of israeli and Palestinian behaviour through analysis of actions that would normally be reprehensible to even consider. The aims and conduct of Palestinian groups will be compared briefly with pre - 1948 Jewish groups - guerrilla fighters in the eyes of Jews, terrorists in British eyes. An ironic reversal has placed the guerrilla fighters/ terrorists onto the role of 'Emperor', facing the mammoth task of maintaining an order that effectively promotes and gives rise to guerrilla fighters/ terrorists. The ...
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