"Gary Warner" wrote in message
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"Gary Warner" wrote:

You mean that their continually grabbing land that isn't theirs - even
while supposedly "negotiating" in good faith isn't showing teeth?

Israel has lots more money, militarty, and resources. They negotiate
but all the while continue to make land grabs. Then they wonder why
terrorists attack them. Hmmmm....isn't building walls annexing people
a kind of terrorism??



"NOYB" wrote:
No.

NOYB, I disagree with your curt and unsophisticated answer.

TERRORISM (From the American Heritage Dictionary):
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an
organized group against people or property with the intention of
intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological
or
political reasons.


Israel building settlements and fencing in land that is not theirs
qualifies
as follows:

Unlawful?
Yes, by international standards (law) much of the land annexed by Israel
is
not
theirs. Israel is in violation of UN resolutions on this subject. (I
believe - could be wrong)

Force?
Yep, they are taking land by force.

Intention of Intimidating or Coercing?
While it's hard to proove what someone's intent is, I believe the Israeli
leadership wants
to intimidate the Palestinians into just "accepting" that Israel WILL have
this land.

TERRORISM does not have to be killing of people or killing of civilians,
though Israel does that too.

It's not terrorism. Imperialism...maybe. But, not terrorism.

Check the definition of Imperialism:

"The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or
by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.
"

Now isn't that a better definition? And it doesn't need any spin to make it
"fit"...