American Book: A New Approach to the Definition of Terrorism
For a long time, the cultural and media scene in the USA remained closed to any writing dealing with the Zionist entity as a structure and behavior, by virtue of the media , political and economic influence of the World Zionist Movement and its practiced falsification of Western consciousness on the reality of what happened and is happening in the region.
There are few academic writings that dealt with that Zionist entity. An important precedent in this area indicates a significant shift in this direction, was a book published recently by Columbia University, one of the most famous American universities , authored by two Israeli writers: Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger, entitled “Jewish Terrorism in Israel”.
Forwarding the book, the prestigious university indicated that the book more than a best seller, as it took a ten-year academic effort of specialists in terrorism and national security issues.
According to critics, the importance of the book does not only stem from its ever ” untold” theme, nor of the fact that the authors are Israeli Jews, but because the two authors were able after several years of research and investigation to have access to thousands of important and secret documents of the Israeli governments pertinent to Zionist terrorism since even before the creation of the Zionist entity, and how this helped in creating the conditions to implant this entity in occupied Palestine.
The book includes dozens of interviews with former terrorists who were known to Zionist and American intelligence services , with persons who cooperated with them in the West, as well as with politicians and security officials involved.
The two authors also held more than six opinion polls came across over 4800 people representing different scientific and academic levels and segments who embraced and backed the terrorists throughout several decades. The two authors expressed a point of view about the relationship between terrorism and religion, considering that terrorism is not confined to religion or ideology, rather a phenomenon which is growing, wherever generating environments, incubating it , are available. They depict parallelism and similarity in the movement between the terrorist groups in all religions.
The new philosophy that the two authors added was that the doctrine itself is not generating violence, but the militancy within any culture , which considers itself the target or exposed to envision a defensive front against an external threat contributes to generate violence. The two authors introduced a new approach to the definition of terrorism centered on some points: The use of violence; a stimulation by political motive; the intention to spread fear and terror among victims, the victims are to be civilians .
Perhaps, the most notable in the book is giving numbers and dates about the Zionist terrorism in Palestine and abroad. The book included 3 databases covering 309 terrorist Jewish attacks in Palestine since 1932 until 2008, i.e. before barbaric aggression against and about 224 of different figures of various ranks involved in these attacks, with a detailed explanation of the mechanism of action of the Zionist terrorist networks, their interdependence and inter- coordination .
The two authors went deeply into the history, shedding light on the far-in time record of terrorist operations carried out by the Jews. They started from the Jewish Hasmonean family , whose members launched attacks against the Roman rulers in Palestine and poisoned the rivers and wells – which was by the way the first terrorist acts recorded in history –This early terrorist act shows us the similarity between yesterday and today and how terrorism and extremism nested within the structure and ideology of this entity. A fact revealed on the lips and pens of the entity ‘s two countrymen, namely the two Jewish authors.
Worthy mentioning that all Jewish organizations in USA ignored the book , with a clear objective not to highlight it or create the motivation among readers to buy it. A matter, which will eventually influence the attitude of the American cultural and academic circles and the American public opinion, altogether.
From here emerges the important role to be played by Arab media , the Arab communities in America and sides concerned in the Arab League and embassies, so that efforts should be materialized for a remarkable presence and outstanding writings of prominent Arab writers and analysts to be published in open American and World media. Such a presence can be maintained by explaining the content of the said book to the American Public opinion and in making it available at various levels of media means as well as on the internet , where the Americans constitute a large segment of its users.
However, carrying out such an activity, is not only a moral, national and humanitarian duty, but also an opportunity to unmask the history of Zionism in an environment, which for long period of times remained outside our academic and media activities outreach , when Zionist media proceeded in fabricating lies , deceiving and distorting the truth , portraying Arabs, especially the Palestinians as criminals and the Zionists as a victim!
Dr. Khalaf Al-Moftah