Talk:State terrorism

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Civilians?

The previous version does not say that the target is the civilian population. This is crucial.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.20.192.126 (talk • contribs) 21:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Defence

I think that the defending rather than state violence against civilians, should limit it to violence in the furtherence of politcal ends, preferably violence designed to create social climate to support those ends. Possibly the violence isn't even the key part of terrorism. See wikt:terrorism. Rich Farmbrough, 12:39 23 November 2006 (GMT). (Note:"state terrorism" -wikipedia only gets 677,000 hits unlike the search above.)

Palestine

for some reason, Palestine is mentioned as a state in many pages, but here there is no mention of them ever using terrorism against Israel, despite many cases. These include suicide bombers in busses, rockets targeting and killing civilians, and the October 7th 2023 attack that killed over 797 civilians and kidnapped 251 people 147.235.202.234 (talk) 23:19, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please find a reliable source evidencing that the Palestinian National Authority was behind the attack that was carried out by Hamas. See Government of Palestine for more info, or you may want to take the discussion to the WikiProject.

I think it's covered here anyway: Iran_and_state-sponsored_terrorism#Israel_and_Palestinian_Territories

Komonzia (talk) 18:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You would need a source that made this analysis and said that was the agreed among terrorism experts. No one recognizes Gaza as a state, even Hamas.

Palestinian terrorism has normally been grouped under ethnic/nationalist terrorism, similar to terrorism carried out by insurgents in occupied territories. Some terrorism in the Middle East, such as al Qaeda attacks, have been categorized as religious terrorism. TFD (talk) 01:55, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PS: A reliable source calling the event "state terrorism" carried out by a state that the source calls Palestine, might also be sufficient. But I'd be tempted to put it under an "Israel and Palestinian Territories" heading just like in the Iran article above. --Komonzia (talk) 02:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that Palestine has been recognized by around 150 countries as a state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Palestine

It should be noted that groups who attack a country's military are referred to as terrorists even when no civilians are involved. All political violence should be considered on the same scale whether it is done by state or non-state actors. To make state actors "better" by not using the pejorative term of terrorist throws the equation out of balance by keeping a finger on the scale. State actors have a dual identity as an employee and citizen. Law enforcement officers who are members of the Ku Klux Klan should not get a pass for violent behavior for political ends. The use of language to make it us versus them should not be the academic standard. Profcraig (talk) 18:40, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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