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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion.jewish,net.nlang.africa
Subject: Re: The definition of terrorism is NOT flexible!
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Date: Sun, 15-Dec-85 15:30:50 EST
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Summary: 

Chedley Aouriri writes:
>
>How would you qualify ex israeli prime minister Begin's
>and israeli foreign affairs minister Shamir's squads in 1946-1947.
>They accomplished several violent bombing, stabbing and killing
>raids on the local population of what was at that time a British
>protectorate. (The British had once put a "wanted, alive or dead"
>posting on Begin's head)  
>Now, was that TERRORISM or FREEDOM FIGHTING to establish the state
>of Israel ???  Was that GOOD or EVIL ???

During Israel's struggle for independence, there were at least two
main liberation organizations: the Haganah and the Irgun.

The Irgun did commit a number of atrocities.  The Haganah, disgusted
with the Irgun tactics, refused to cooperate with them, and instead
fought them as another enemy.  Eventually, the Irgun was defeated.
When Israel became a state, the Haganah became the Israeli army.
Begin and Shamir had worked for the Irgun.  It was only after many
years that they were politically "rehabilitated."

Summary:  Israel has ALWAYS rejected terrorism.

	Frank Silbermann