After all Israel blew the King David hotel, Assassinated Red Cross Head Count Bernadott, and blew the English Conuslate in Rome. One of those acts was committed by Israeli PM, Menachem Begin.
What is the differnece between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist? Weren't these Israeli's Terrorist too? Or were they freedom fighters?? Hypocrisy?
2006-08-30 04:28:56 · 22 answers · asked by Michael C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You're right it's hypocrisy. And, it all has to do with who's friends with the most powerful country right now. If you're friends with the U.S. you're automatically right, and entitled to more than others even though you may not deserve it.
2006-08-30 04:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by it's me! 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In the 1940s, many Israelis were considered terrorists. However, it could be argued that since the King David Hotel attack was against a military target, it is not a terrorist attack. That was the one done by Begin. The other two are definitely terrorist attacks.
The difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist has nothing to do with perspective. A freedom fighter only attacks targets and infastructure directly relating to the military. A terrorist attacks civilian targets with the purpose of using fear to force a society to further political/religious ideas.
2006-08-30 04:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by royalrunner400 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Good question. Western media paints Arab/Palestinian guerillas/insurgents as "terrorists". Their counterparts in the recognized military are known as "commandos". Israelis according to Western media are "settlers" and according to Arabic media "occupiers".
According to Noam Chomsky, Israel (and Turkey) are just huge American military bases. For @ 2400 years, there was no Israel. Now that it's been established, Israelis say they fight to protect their homeland (when there were Jews (and Christians and everyone else) living there peacefully among Arabs for a long time).
The situation gets pretty complicated, so I'll just list some sources of good info below.
Cheers
2006-08-30 04:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Eliphas C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
evry one is terrorist in the eyes of enemies.both these are terrorist.but some are less terrorist than other.
a freedom fighter try to free his country but a terrorist try to creat terror e.g paletine an is freedom fighter and israel a terrorist which bombed the house of poor and weak people.
2006-08-30 04:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by nawab allam 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well freedom fighters are the ones who only fight who fights them ! like arabs in paletine ! and lebanon ! Terrorists fight innocent people like what happened in jordan when some of them blew the Radison sas hotel ! what israel do in palestine such as killing young kids who has no fault and killing old men and women , blewing houses with it's people inside ! kill babies !! tht's Terrorism !! and remember Terrorists have no relegion or country !!
hope u got the point .
peace.
2006-08-30 04:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by xxxXAshXxxx 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Hypocrisy.
Terrorism is one-sided... it is a term being used only to separate Us from Them, not describing specific tactics... rocket attacks are used on both sides. Perhaps the difference is which side has to strap bombs to themselves in order to attack, and which side has airplanes and tanks. So what do we call it when two terrorist groups are fighting eachother?
Conservatives think that liberals like the terrorists, and are on their side. I think it's just that a lot of us don't even think terrorists exist... at least, our government has absolutely failed to define them.
2006-08-30 04:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by Aleksandr 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist is whether the person describing them likes them.
2006-08-30 04:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by giles1101 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Israel is a nation-state defending its people from attack.
If Israel is a terrorist states, then Britian, America, and Russia are terrorist states for the destruction they dealt to Germany and Japan.
2006-08-30 04:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by usarocketman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can't compare the 2 at all!!!!!!!!!!!
just for your information and Ill just take 1 incident you mentioned as an example, the King David Hotel, Israel called before and warned the people to get out of the hotel!!! I dont see any arab nation doing any such thing before their suicide bombers go off an kill innocent kids!!!! your question shows me that there are still lots of ignorant a.s.sholes out there...!!
2006-08-30 04:37:44 · answer #9 · answered by SilentAssassin 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
freedom opponents ended while they have been given the gaza strip administration. then they only grew to grow to be person-friendly terrorists the place young human beings have been given $500 paid to their kin while they blew themselves up on a crowded bus in Israel.
2016-10-01 02:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋