Are you saying that Terror is an acceptable form of warfare,
Yes and no.
It's as acceptable as any other form of warfare. Bombing towns, shelling towns, blockades, all cause civilian deaths. Wars often descend into killing civilians. When one side has an upper hand, it is easy to refrain from doing so. When one side is left with few other options, they kill civilians.
Almost everyone active on this board is a citizen of a country that has done so in the last 60 years.
or politics
No. Violence is not an acceptable form of politics. I don't agree with Clauswitz (sp?)
Violence should be confined to self defence only.
Do you think that terror is an acceptable form of warfare, politics or resistance?
Yes, no, yes, in that order. When you are attacked, you fight back.
I am fairly sure that if the IDF offered to use only infantry in the teritories, in return for no more suicide bombings, the Palestinian terrorist groups would take them up on it.
Saying terrorism is wrong is fine for the side with the tanks, planes, helicopters etc. Remember, the Zionists used the same tactics of attacking civilians to found their state. It seems very hypocritical to say we used terrorism against you, but now we have power you must not use it against us.
On the Israeli arabs. But doesnt that show, that arabs, palestinians can live a normal life inside Israel?
Yes, it does. I said as much on the other threads.
If the Israeli arabs have been able to get over the idea of an independent palestine, and prosper, why should not the other palestinians be able to do the same thing.
Perhaps the best solution would be if Israel would annex the west bank. Those palestinians who are reluctant to become Israeli arabs are given the opportunity to move to the Gaza strip which becomes "Palestine".
Stay, and you will be adopted as an Israeli citizen (after a period of time), leave and you will get to work towards creating a glorious Palestine on the Gaza strip with all your friends.
If the West Bank was annexed, and made part of Israel, the Palestinians would be partying in the streets. The list of Palestinians trying to become Israeli citizens through marriage makes the list for the US green card lottery look small.
What the vast majority of Palestinians want is a better life.
Unfourtunately, that's never been on offer. Israel is a "Jewish democractic" state. It can't be that if half it's inhabitants are Arabs.
After Israel conquered the territories, the Palestinians were offered nothing. No chance at citizenship, no votes, no public money (although they had to pay taxes). In that situation, where they had no citizenship in any state, and faced the prospect of gradualy been removed from any land they owned, conflict was inevitable. It's suprising it took so long.
Israel could solve this problem, either through abandoning the West Bank and Gaza, or absorbing them
and the Arabs who live there. Trying to take the land without the people is foolish, and bound to lead to war.
