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What does it mean for a terrorist group to want to create an Islamic Palestinian State?
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Why did the PLO want to destroy Israel?
The Palestinian Liberation Organization believed that only Palestinian Arabs had the right to create a state in southwest Levant and saw the Jewish State of Israel as an imperialist European colony in the Middle East.
Was Yasser Arafat the cause of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
No. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict existed prior to Yasser Arafat's involvement with the PLO. However, Yasser Arafat was one of the individuals most responsible for the numerous terrorist actions perpetrated by the Palestinians in their quest to achieve statehood as well as one of the strongest advocates for the Palestinian People.
What do the Palestinians want to do with the land of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
A number of Palestinians would like to create an independent Palestinian State on the lands of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This aspiration is seen as legitimate by the United Nations, which currently recognizes the early elements of this state as the State of Palestine and previously recognized it as the Palestinian Authority.However, the majority of Palestinians who support the full independence of the State of Palestine do not believe that the territory of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are sufficient and lay claim to all or part of the current State of Israel as a longer-term ambition.
Is Islam a state?
Islam is a religion that can be represented by Islamic Community, Islamic state, Islamic nation, or Islamic world.
Has Palestine been suspected of using terrorist tactics against Israel?
Yes. Both the Palestinian Authority (formerly the Palestine Liberation Organization) and the Hamas Government of Gaza have engaged in terrorist activities to fight the State of Israel including, but not limited to: suicide bombings in civilian areas, rocket attacks against civilian targets, organizing school shootings, and kidnapping and murdering soldiers. In the last ten years, the position of the Palestinian Authority has become more moderated.
Does Australia support an individual Palestinian state?
no
Why does hamas fight?
Militant Palestinian Islamic movement. The group is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and the creation of a Palestinian Islamic state. It was founded in 1987 by Sheikh Ahmad Yasin, and its leadership comes from the Palestinian branch of the muslim-brotherhood. Hamas's aims are more militant: it takes the position that Palestine cannot be surrendered to non-Muslims. It opposed the 1993 peace agreement between the palestine-liberation-organizationand Israel. Beginning in 2000, the group intensified its violent acts against Israelis, including numerous suicide bombings. In 2006 Hamas participated in the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council and won a surprise victory over fatah.
When was Islamic State of Iraq created?
Islamic State of Iraq was created in 2006.
When did Islamic State of Afghanistan end?
Islamic State of Afghanistan ended in 2001.
What negative effect did Israel cause to the Palestinians?
Erm they stole the state of Palestine which was chosen over Argentina by the Western powers to be the new Jewish homeland. Helped in no small part by the UK's mandate of the region, US political pressure and the actions of the Irgun (one of the fist truly organised terrorist organisations. The creation of the State of Israel resulted in the Palestinian Diaspora or the displacement of many Palestinian people from their homeland, it is estimated that 9-11 millions Palestinian people now live somewhere other than their native land.
What religion were represented in the population of Iran before the revolution?
Before the Islamic revolution, Islam was still the dominant religion, with most Muslims adhering to the Twelver Shi'a sect. The revolution was mainly to create an Islamic state and to overthrow the Shah, encouraging Islamic Unity.
When did the PLO come into existence?
The PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) is an umbrella political organization representing the Palestinian people in their drive for a Palestinian state. It was formed in 1964 to centralize the leadership of various groups. After the 6-day war in 1967, it carried a distinctly Palestinian agenda. In 1969 Yasir Arafat was elected chairman of the PLO and he was then elected president of Palestinian states in 1989.
