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Module 9 Terrorism

Fatah was formed in 1959 by Arafat to protest Israel. Hamas was formed in 1987 during the first Intifada. Hezbollah started as a spiritual movement but became militant under Nasrallah. It receives funds from Iran and Syria. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist group due to attacks on Israel but it also provides social services. Collective punishment for terrorism is flawed since it risks creating more suffering and radicalization. Revolutionary terrorism is by opposition groups while counter revolutionary terrorism is by governments fighting them. FARC aimed to overthrow Colombia's government but relied on drug money. Ideological terrorism in Europe today includes religious extremism like jihadist attacks.

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Module 9 Terrorism

Fatah was formed in 1959 by Arafat to protest Israel. Hamas was formed in 1987 during the first Intifada. Hezbollah started as a spiritual movement but became militant under Nasrallah. It receives funds from Iran and Syria. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist group due to attacks on Israel but it also provides social services. Collective punishment for terrorism is flawed since it risks creating more suffering and radicalization. Revolutionary terrorism is by opposition groups while counter revolutionary terrorism is by governments fighting them. FARC aimed to overthrow Colombia's government but relied on drug money. Ideological terrorism in Europe today includes religious extremism like jihadist attacks.

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 Explain the emergence of Fatah from the Six Day War.

Fatah was a military organization formed by Arafat in 1959 to protest against the Israelis.

 When did Hamas Form?

Hamas was formed in December 1987 at the beginning of the first Intifada.

 What circumstances gave rise to Hezbollah, and how did the group change over time?

Hezbollah started off as a group of Shi’ite scholars who were part of a spiritual movement. Since
no one was officially in charge, the group became a large umbrella for semi-autonomous groups.
Hezbollah is a big network that provides for smaller groups. Then, Syrian and Iranian money
came in, and some groups operated independently and received provisions such as money and
weapons. After, the group formed some more alliances with other Lebanese Shi’ite groups.
Hezbollah became a militant group once Nasrallah was part of the leadership.

 Is Hezbollah a terrorist group?  Why or why not?

Hezbollah started out as a social movement stemming from young Shi’ites that wanted to
resist Israelis. In textbook terms, Hezbollah is a group of political actors from the 1978
Iranian Revolution and the Shi’ite community of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah became a
terrorist group once the Revolutionary Guards supplied them with money, weapons, and
training. This was around 1982 after Iranian officials promised reduced oil prices to Syria
in exchange to move 1,000 Revolutionary Guards into Lebanon.
It’s an umbrella

 Is collective punishment for terrorist violence effective?

I guess it is effective for those executing the punishment… I personally think the tactic is flawed
because it’s based on speculation. The destruction of multiple people’s property in hopes of
eliminating a threat is kind of redundant to me… If the goal is to ultimately protect people, how
is it helpful to make more people suffer? Sometimes it works, and people associated to terrorists
suffer the consequences, but destroying their homes is only going to make them believe in
terrorism’s cause even more…

 What is revolutionary terrorism?  Counter revolutionary terrorism?

Revolutionary terrorism is performed by an opposition group within a country. In other words,


“insurgents” or “usurpers” are those who commit revolutionary terrorism. In some cases,
colonies protesting imperial powers engage in revolutionary terrorism. Counter revolutionary
terrorism is when the government sponsored militia group fight back against the revolutionary
terrorists.
 How did the FARC originate and operate?

FARC stands for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which started in 1964. FARC is
the unification or displaced guerilla moments within Colombia. FARC mainly operated in rural
areas, with the aim of bringing down the Colombian government. One might call this
revolutionary terrorism, where their goal was the establishment of a socialist government.
However, most of their funds came through drug trafficking and kidnappings. Their ideologies
align with revolutionary terrorism but their operations don’t.

 How does ideological terrorism seem to be manifested in Europe today?

Since religious extremism falls under ideological terrorism, one can say ideological terrorism is
definitely manifested in Europe today. According to statistics, Europe mainly sees jihad
terrorists, which is centered on religion.

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