... used by some Palestinians to further their agenda have been violent acts such as suicide bombings of civilian and military targets. As a BBC article from February 2003 points out, "The militant group Hamas has pledged to continue its attacks and intensify the armed struggle against Israel. The group's popularity has soared recently, following the demise of the peace process and general ... ...

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... and about 50 the land of the overcrowded Gaza Strip had been appropriated by Israel (Peretz, 1990). Some of it was destined for Jewish settlements, inhabited in many cases by militant right-wing settlers seeking Israeli annexation of these areas. The settlements were meant to "establish facts," and hence make Israeli control irrevocable. The presence of these settlers seriously worsened the ... ...

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... strongest and well funded armies in the world against a people armed only with rocks and stones. It is a force that goes largely unchecked and rarely criticized. It is a force whose blatant disregard for human life is blanketed by the support of the most powerful and influential nation in the world: the United States of America. In a time when national securities are ... ...

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... Israeli air force also dominated the air battle, bringing down ninety Syrian aircraft without a loss. The air force had demonstrated its ability to bring Israel's military power to bear at distant points and in unconventional operations. In 1976 its transport aircraft ferried troops to the Entebbe airport in Uganda to rescue passengers on a commercial airplane hijacked by Arab terrorists. In June ... ...

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