Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent: IDF: Army may need to respond to fresh terror alerts from Gaza
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Title:Defining terms
Name:Natallie Durson
City: Los AngelesState: CA
All attacks by Palestinians upon Israeli targets are described as "terrorism". An Israeli attack upon Palestinian targets is never described as terrorism. This would be understandable if the Palestinian targets were always civilians and the Israeli targets were always "terrorists", but this is not the case. Frequently, the targets of the Palestinians are IDF. Even more frequently, Israel attacks Gaza even though there is a certainty of civilian deaths. In fact, in the 21st century, Israel has killed many times more civilians than all the Palestinian groups combined. If we comissioned an independent "blind test" where the identities of the groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hizbollah, and the IDF were all kept anonymous, and only the results of their actions were shown, then who would be selected as the worst terrorists? Never mind, the question is rhetorical. In Israel, the concept of Israeli terrorism is not allowed to be entertained.