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Article: Terrorism: Arab, Israeli, and American Style
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- The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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Terrorism: Arab, Israeli, and American Style
By Don Bustany
This is about terrorism--the political kind--as practiced by Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans.
First, let's get a definition on the table. Unlike pornography--which a Supreme Court justice once said he can't define, but knows it when he sees it--terrorism can be defined, and has been with broad agreement.
The definition can be worded a dozen different ways. The "working definition" used by our State Department is this: "Terrorism is premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents usually intended to influence an audience."
It kind of works if ...