Re: terror (Was: To the list...)

[Danielle Ni Dhighe <danielle@xxxxxxxx>]

At 06:14 AM 10/18/2003, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>Some Palestinian groups [argue]...that all Israeli adults
>are legitimate targets of attacks, but it's probably a
>minority opinion among Palestinians in historic Palestine.

Polls have shown anywhere from 50-70% support for suicide bombings.  If
those polls are accurate, clearly a majority of Palestinians think the
tactic is a legitimate one.

>Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks won't do.

Let's be clear about one thing - Palestinian resistance is a direct result
of the existence of the Zionist state and its indiscriminate attacks.  The
Palestinian resistance groups have bigger things to worry about than
whether some US supporters are wringing their hands.

>Israeli settlers in the occupied territories are politically
>the weakest link. It makes sense to concentrate your fire on
>the weakest link, especially if your firepower is limited.

Sure, but that's purely a tactical question.  Politically there should be
no distinction between Israelis inside the Green Line or outside of
it.  The vast majority of them are settlers or descendants of relatively
recent settlers.  Making a distinction implies that the State of Israel's
pre-1967 borders are somehow legitimate.

Danielle Ni Dhighe
Prisoner Welfare Officer & Puget Sound Chapter Contact
Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America
danielle@xxxxxxxx - http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html
Segregation/Political Status Petition -
http://www.morrigan.net/irsm/petition/



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