Word: intifadehs
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...therefore denied the hijackers martyr status and even described them as men who had committed suicide and thus would burn in hell--needed to find a new outlet for the anger of radicalized Muslim youth. That was accomplished by transferring the aspirations of jihad to the Palestinian intifadeh and to the suicide bombings perpetrated by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. In the eyes of these imams, Israel represents a legitimate target of jihad because of its alleged usurpation of an Islamic land. That conflict represents a just war and was a natural choice to replace the jihad of bin Laden...
...that support for the jihadist violence targeting U.S. interests on the Arabian peninsula came to be redirected toward Israel. After the Oslo peace accords broke down and the second intifadeh led to spiraling violence beginning in September 2000, colossal frustration began to build in the occupied territories--and it only increased as Israel continued to demonstrate its overwhelming military advantage over the Palestinians. That encouraged the rise of movements that consider terrorism a legitimate means of resisting occupation. And indeed, suicide bombings evoke great sympathy throughout the Middle East, where their perpetrators are described as martyrs and where telethons have...
...significantly to the free hand wielded by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has completely destroyed the infrastructure of the West Bank. Palestinian intellectuals and members of civil society have also recognized the bombings as a political disaster and are leading calls for their immediate halt. In taking the intifadeh hostage, Islamic radicals waging jihad have won, at best, a momentary and illusory victory--and one for which a Palestinian population crushed by repression is paying an exorbitant price. That price will eventually undermine the reputation and allure of the most radical Palestinian militants, as it did in the 1990s...
...that has sustained his family for generations. "I'm like the fish," he says. "I can't leave the sea." But he is a fish with almost no water. Israeli restrictions on the movement of Palestinian boats have made fishing sometimes dangerous and almost always unprofitable. Before the intifadeh, Gaza Strip fishermen brought in $40 million of fish annually; last year the catch was worth $28 million. The figure is likely to fall further this year, as more of the 2,650 fishermen run out of money to operate their boats...
...Israeli navy patrols the coast off Gaza for weapons smugglers. But it also enforces periodic closures of the sea. The Oslo accords allow Gazans to fish up to 20 miles off the coast. But during the intifadeh, the farthest the Israelis have let them go is six miles. So close to shore, Bakr says, there just aren't any fish left. The fishermen try to sneak out to where the fish are more plentiful, but the Israelis are vigilant. Usually they arrest a member of the crew for a few days and release him; sometimes they impound boats...