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On this day 70 years ago Zionists from Europe brought terrorism to the Middle East, bombing the King David Hotel to destroy the center of British administration. The attack, carried out by the Irgun death squad, with future Israeli prime ministers Ben Gurion and Menachem Begin involved in the planning, killed 91 civilians, mostly Arab and British, and seriously injured a further 46. It took rescue-workers three days to comb through the wreckage, during which 2000 truckloads of rubble were removed. Two years later the British withdrew from Palestine. To this day the Jewish leadership of Israel continues to celebrate this 'achievement.'

http://btd.palestine-studies.org/conten ... id-hotel-1

Here's a warm fuzzy happy feel-good story for you: http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/138/s ... -come-true

Five-year-old Ahmad Dawabsha was flown out to the Santiago Bernabeu to meet his heroes after an attack in the West Bank left him without his parents and brother

Real Madrid made a young fan's dream come true this week when they flew Ahmad Dawabsha, a Palestinian orphan, to the Santiago Bernabeu for an extensive tour.

The five-year-old was the only survivor of an attack in the West Bank last year that killed his parents and brother.

Madrid, having heard that he was a big fan, made sure to bring him to Spain, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Marcelo on hand to say hello and show him around.

I'm sure that makes up for having no parents.

Sadly, no. One of the worst stories I've ever heard of. His brother burned to death in the fire, set by extremists, his parents actually lived for a few days afterward but eventually succumbed to their horrific injuries, and this kid survives with most of his scalp burnt off. All suspects have since been released for lack of evidence - including the alleged ringleader Meir Ettinger, who has freely admitted to masterminding such attacks on native Palestinian families.

Can remember reading about the cunts being released.

Not at all surprised by it though.

Maybe Israel can pass a new law absolving anyone accused of burning out Palestinian people due to the fact that Palestinians catch on fire too easily?

Joking aside, that kind of thing happening also wouldn't surprise me.

On this day 70 years ago Zionists from Europe brought terrorism to the Middle East

This is no accidental wording. It was indeed the Zionists and the Europeans themselves who taught Arabs the art of terrorism to achieve a political end.

rowan wrote:On this day 70 years ago Zionists from Europe brought terrorism to the Middle East

This is no accidental wording. It was indeed the Zionists and the Europeans themselves who taught Arabs the art of terrorism to achieve a political end.

Political violence in the Palestinian Mandate was doing nicely well before then. That wasn't the first attack, its just the one that received more publicity as it targeted British troops directly.

Irgun was carrying out attacks a decade before the bombing, but so too were Arab militants, 2 massacres in August 1929 for example.

The Arab Israeli conflict is difficult enough to resolve without misleading hyperbole.

If you're talking about the violence between native Palestinians and the Zionists from Europe, yes, that began after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of the British mandate, with the Irgun and Stern gangs (ie death squads) to the fore. But the British and French were using terrorist attacks against the Ottomans themselves even before that. The main point being, that terrorism as a tactic to achieve an end was introduced to the Middle East by Europeans and Zionists themselves.

rowan wrote:If you're talking about the violence between native Palestinians and the Zionists from Europe, yes, that began after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of the British mandate, with the Irgun and Stern gangs (ie death squads) to the fore. But the British and French were using terrorist attacks against the Ottomans themselves even before that. The main point being, that terrorism as a tactic to achieve an end was introduced to the Middle East by Europeans and Zionists themselves.

Id dispute that with the existence of the Hashashins who have been around far longer. Is not the assassination of a political figure terrorism for political advantage?

I think it also involves targetting civilians. Not sure the Hashashins did so, did they? From what I've read about them, I'm pretty sure they were extremely careful in their planning, which could take years.