Palestinian political violence

Arab military volunteers in 1947
Arab military volunteers in 1947
Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, on parade in 2011

Palestinian political violence refers to acts of violence or terrorism committed by Palestinians with the intent to accomplish political goals, and often carried out in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[1][2][3][4][5] Common objectives of political violence by Palestinian groups[6] include self-determination in and sovereignty over all of Palestine (including seeking to replace Israel),[7][8] or the recognition of a Palestinian state inside the 1967 borders. This includes the objective of ending the Israeli occupation. More limited goals include the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and recognition of the Palestinian right of return.[9][10][11][12][13]

Palestinian groups that have been involved in politically motivated violence include the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC), the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Abu Nidal Organization, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hamas.[14] Several of these groups are considered terrorist organizations by the governments of the United States,[1] Canada,[2] the United Kingdom,[15] Japan,[16] New Zealand[17] and the European Union.[18][19]

Palestinian political violence has targeted Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese, Jordanians,[20] Egyptians,[21] Americans,[22] and citizens of other countries.[23] Attacks have taken place both within Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as internationally and have been directed at both military and civilian targets. Tactics have included hostage taking, plane hijacking, boat hijacking, stone and improvised weapon throwing, improvised explosive device (IED), knife attacks, shooting sprees, vehicle-ramming attacks, car bombs and assassinations. In the 1990s, groups seeking to disrupt the Israeli-Palestinian peace process began adopting suicide bombings, predominantly targeting civilians, which later peaked during the Second Intifada. In recent decades, violence has also included rocket attacks on Israeli urban centers. The October 7, 2023, attacks resulted in massacres, and hostage-taking.

Israeli statistics state that 3,500 Israelis have been killed as a result of Palestinian political violence since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.[24][23] Suicide bombings constituted 0.5% of Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the first two years of the Al Aqsa Intifada; though this percentage accounted for half of the Israelis killed in that period.[25] As of 2022, a majority of Palestinians, 59%, believe armed attacks against Israelis inside Israel are an effective measure to end the occupation, with 56% supporting them.[26]

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  2. ^ a b "Currently listed entities". Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Lists associated with Resolution 1373". New Zealand Police. July 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "List of organisations recognized as terrorist groups" (PDF). europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ^ As'ad Ghanem, "Palestinian Nationalism: An Overview." Archived May 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ de Waart, 1994, p. 223 Archived April 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Referencing Article 9 of The Palestinian National Charter of 1968. The Avalon Project has a copy here [1] Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ De Waal, Alexander (2004). Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa. C. Hurst. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-85065-730-9.
  9. ^ "Palestine National Charter". 1968. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  10. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (November 20, 2018). "What is the Palestinian Liberation Organization? How about Fatah and the Palestinian Authority?". Vox. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  11. ^ مصطفى, رامي (October 29, 2018). "المجلس المركزي الفلسطيني يعلن تعليق الاعتراف بدولة إسرائيل". الوطن (in Arabic). Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Hoffman, Bruce (October 10, 2023). "Understanding Hamas's Genocidal Ideology". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Yonah, Alexander (2002). Palestinian Religious Terrorism: Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Brill. pp. 3, 29. ISBN 9781571052476.
  14. ^ Holly Fletcher (April 10, 2008). "Palestinian Islamic Jihad". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  15. ^ Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  16. ^ "MoFA Japan" (PDF). mofa.go.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2018. In accordance with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law, it has frozen the assets of a total of 472 terrorists and terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda and Taliban members, such as Usama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammed Omar, as well as those of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, and Sendero Luminoso (as of the end of February 2005).
  17. ^ "Lists associated with Resolution 1373". New Zealand Police. July 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  18. ^ "Council decision of 21 December 2005" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  19. ^ "List of organisations recognized as terrorist groups" (PDF). europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference loc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Tuesday, October 26, 2004, Interior Ministry: defendants are eight Egyptians led by a Palestinian national living in Al-Arish [2] Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "U.S. Diplomatic Convoy in Gaza Is Attacked, Killing at Least 3". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2003.
  23. ^ a b B'Tselem – Statistics – Fatalities Archived October 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Btselem.org. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  24. ^ "Terrorism deaths in Israel-1920-1999". Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  25. ^ Avishai Margalit, "The Suicide Bombers", at New York Review of Books, January 16, 2003.
  26. ^ "Public Opinion Poll No (84)". Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. July 6, 2022. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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