against innocent people. When an act of terror occurs it affects nations near and far. The Popular front for the Liberation of Palestine is no different than any other terrorist organization that exists today. The organization that has been in existence for over 45 years still instills domestic fear in people and recognized around by governments as a serious threat. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) formed in 1967 after the Arab States defeat in the Six Day War and is classified
Lebanon was a great threat to its peace because of the infiltration of military invasion from the Lebanese border. Thus, at one end, Israel had to defend its territory by supporting the Maronite faction, which fought against the Shiite and the Palestine Liberation Organization, which were threat to Israel. President Saddam attempted to exert control in Middle East by weakening its arch rivals. Mikaberidze argued that Lebanon at the time of independence from the French colonialist in 1943 formed unwritten
as rapprochement between Syria and Israel. There was brief stop to fighting in 1976 for the Arab summit and then returned to complete the civil conflict . South of Lebanon was the center mainly, and it was dominated at the beginning by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and then Israel occupation. The war ended with the deployment of the Syrian army, which was approved, by the Lebanese government, the Arab summit and the international community . Researches say that, The Syrian intervention may
(U) In order to discuss the actions and behaviors of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), one must first recognize its origins and its association or disassociation with other terrorist groups. The building of terrorist organizations does not occur overnight, and they take years of careful socialization to occur. To conceptualize the creation of a terrorist organization like ISIS, we have to look at the structural, systemic and motivational factors that comprise the group and its ideologies
Operation Thunderbolt Operation Thunderbolt, also called The Entebbe Raid or Operation Entebbe, was a successful Israeli Defense Forces hostage rescue operation at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on the night of July 4, 1976. This rescue was after Wadie Haddad allied terrorists hijacked an Air France plane with 248 passengers, mostly Israelis, and commandeered the plane to Uganda where former Ugandan President Idi Amin hosted them while pretending to act on the best interest of the hostages. The planning
Introduction This paper will talk about three different types of terrorism. A background of each type will be provided to understand the motivations and goals. The first type that will be discussed is religious terrorism. The second type that will be discussed is suicide terrorism. The third and last type that will be discussed is nationalist terrorism. Each type of terrorism has distinct differences in their goals, motivations, strategy, use of violence, etc. However, the main focus of this paper
LINKAGES BETWEEN MARITIME PIRACY AND TERRORISM Author: Aditi Chatterjee* MOTIVATIONS Maritime piracy and terrorism have often been used interchangeably and there exists an on-going debate about their definition and legal meaning. The 1958 Geneva Convention on High Seas defines piracy as, “any illegal act of violence, detention or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed on the high seas against another
commonly promoted within the media? Although the media has reported topics of terrorism before, it seems that since the occurrence of terrorist events within the 1970’s (Munich in 1972 and Palestine and anti-colonialism issues) and most particularly in the 1980’s to the 2000’s (terrorist organisations such as Palestine Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda) have influenced the media’s perception on terrorism and therefore presenting those views to the public. Also the influence of technology doesn’t accurately assist
The Olympic Games of Munich started like any other, the parade of nations, proud representatives filled with dreams of gold medals and strong finishes. A moment of glory and hopefully standing tall on the podium as their flag is raised. This is a time when nations come together in peace to show the power of human achievement through sport. It did not happen that way. The world then was just as difficult as it is now when it came to Arab and Israeli relationships but this was the Olympics. The delegation
There are different historical views on what really provoced the war of 1967, the Israelis would clearly blame the Egyptians and point at Nasser's agressions as the main provocation leading to the war. Another view is that Nasser did not have the intention to fight Israel at that point, but when the UN troops in the Sinai were withdrawn suprisingly after Nasser's demand, Nasser had to make true his big promises to defeat Israel to the other Arab nations. He wanted to keep his reputation as the ultimate
Perceptions of female terrorism Women involved and associated with terrorist groups particularly go against these gender stereotypes due to the shocking nature of their actions. As pointed out by Hoogensen (2005:122), the incidence of female terrorism does not only speak to the phenomenon of terrorism itself but equally challenges our culturally and socially constructed assumptions about gender roles. In fact, acts of terror perpetrated by women often create a sort of fascination and are often judged
The Iran – Iraq War started on September 22, 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran (Steele 14). Iraq had many reasons to invade Iran. A couple reasons were border territory issues between the nations, political issues, and the fear of the Islamic Revolution in Iran spreads into Iraq. The war continued on for eight years. In 1988, the United Nations stepped in and created a peace agreement for the two nations. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 was the official document that ended the Iran
transpired. There could conceivably be more that were and still are on the drawing board but never executed. In 1976, the famous Entebbe hostage crisis was witnessed in neighboring Uganda. Members of the Baader-Meinhof Group and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) seized an Air France airliner and its 258 passengers.They forced the airplane to land in Uganda. During a 35-minute battle, 20 Ugandan soldiers and all seven hijackers died along with three hostages. when Israeli commandos
Palestinians and the forced removal of countless others from their homes in Ikrit and Biram, Palestinian villages in Jordan. Rapid growth of the BSO was a result of members being recruited from other organizations, such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the As-Sa’iqa, a Palestinian military group directed by Syria. Leadership of the BSO was believed to be in the hands of Yasser Arafat during the time of the Munich Massacre, however, Patrick Seale, in his book Abu Nidal: A Gun
Some events, which are perpetrated by Jewish Zealots against Roman Occupiers and moderate Jews, contain basic characteristics of terrorist attacks and show the fact that terrorism existed even in the year 66 A.D. (Nacos 174). However, effects of these early terrorists attacks were relatively small and these attacks were not creating serious consequences like recent terrorist activities. So, even though terrorism is a very old concept, it became one of the most important factors that shape politics
On the streets of Jerusalem, in the rubble of Ramallah, in synagogues, in mosques, in the hearts and minds of millions in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the remainder of Israel, Israelis and Palestinians are locked in a clash of civilizations. In his masterful work, The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel L. Huntington outlines a theory which approaches international politics on the scale of civilizations. However, he circumvents discussion about Israel. Huntington cautiously describes Israel as a
The current government of Sudan led by the Arab leader Omar el-Bashir can be blamed for the terror and conflict that enveloped Sudan in the last decades. Omar el-Bashir has always been criticized for only defending and acting on the interests of the Arab Muslims located in the Northern Sudan while ignoring the Christians and Animist population in the south. The conflict that unfolded in these regions along with violence, hostility and dislocation of many people can be connected with the reign of
In the undeniable patriarchy of the modern world it could be argued that with an increase in female participation in positions of power and influence there would inherently be an increase in world peace. This statement is multifaceted and riddled with a huge lack of empirical data due to only 20% of the world’s political leaders being female. Though with limited data, it can be seen that gender plays no real influence on how a leader will lead a state, and therefor has no play on whether a leader
Introduction Hijacking a plane provides criminals with a perfect opportunity to advance their interests using passengers in the hijacked aircraft as their bargaining chips. Indeed, in the past, criminal elements have successfully secured the release of prisoners using this very approach. However, isolated instances of hijackings in the recent past clearly indicate that aircraft hijackers are becoming more daring, brazen, and creative. This text concerns itself with the history of airline hijackings
Transnational Social Movements, International Nongovernmental Organizations and Our State-centric World The 1999 Seattle protests brought the apparent proliferation of anti-globalization grassroot sociopolitical movements into the limelight of the world stage. Transnational social movements (TSMs), international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), as well as the loose transnational activist networks (TANs) that contain them—all these came to be seen as an angry and no less potent backlash