Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians listed as 'terrorist incidents' by US

[azurnoir]

Violence by Jewish settlers has been cited for the first time in a US state department list of "terrorist incidents", as Israeli political leaders condemned a string of recent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

The inclusion of assaults on Palestinian targets in the annual report on terrorism reflects growing concern in Israel and internationally that violence by a minority of Jewish extremists could trigger a new cycle of conflict and further damage the prospects of a peace agreement between the two sides.

"Attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian residents, property and places of worship in the West Bank continued," said the Country Reports on Terrorism 2011. It referred to "price tag" operations, meaning violence committed by radical settlers against Palestinians in retribution for actions by the Israeli government or army deemed to be "anti-settler".

US and European officials have become more vocal in criticising settler violence amid fears that the actions of a minority of Jewish extremists could provoke a militant response from Palestinians. According to the UN, violent attacks by settlers on Palestinians and their property, mosques and farmland has increased by almost 150% since 2009.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/19/jewish-settler-attack-terrorist-us-palestinian

[oberliner]

1. The Israelis have been calling settler violence 'terrorism' for a while now

Good to see the US catching up.

[azurnoir]

2. yes and in an offcial manner too n/t

[shira]

3. Why is this news? Are news outlets desperate for stories?

This isn't even close to the 1st time the State Dept. has listed violence by settlers as terror attacks:

http://mostlykosher.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/did-us-state-department-for-first-time.html

It started in 2004.

Shows how media needs to vet their articles a bit more and why so many people are ignorant about I/P.

[azurnoir]

4. Did you read your own link?but you think most people do not read past the first paragraph

that would explain it because what makes this a first is that these acts were solely against Palestinians in the past they were for the most part acts against other Jews

[shira]

5. You just made all that up, didn't you? Read the link and you'll see...

...that as far back as 2004, the State Dept. labeled violence by settlers against Palestinians as terror. Those examples given were not about terror against other Jews.

[azurnoir]

6. I did read the link that is why I know that in both cases there were Jewish victims

against Jews or they were members of known terrorist organizations , why do you make stuff up? From your link

A high-profile case raised awareness regarding settler violence and acts of terrorism. On October 7, Israeli security services arrested American-born settler Yaacov “Jack” Teitel in connection with a number of crimes and terrorist attacks over the past 12 years. Teitel was arrested for posting anti-homosexual flyers, and later confessed to a number of crimes, including the murder of two Palestinians in 1997. He also claimed responsibility for several attempted bombings, including sending a parcel bomb to a Messianic Jewish family in Ariel in which a 15-year old Israeli-American boy was injured, and placing a pipe-bomb that injured Israel Prize laureate and peace activist Professor Zeev Sternhell in September 2008.

Teital had been wandering around committing violence against Palestinians for years with little action from Israeli government until he turned his vilence against Israeli Jews

and the second Israel has already listed the oragnization named as terrorist

In December, Israel convicted and sentenced an Israeli man for membership in the "New Jewish Underground," a terrorist organization that aimed to carry out attacks on Arab civilians. On September 29, a group of five Israeli settlers attacked and seriously wounded two US citizens, members of an NGO, who were escorting Palestinian children to school near Hebron. As of the end of 2004, the Israeli police had not arrested those responsible.

in both cases you may also note that US citizens were victims

[shira]

7. It's obvious that in 2004, the US State Dept. recognized the "New Jewish Underground"...

...as a terrorist organization.

Eight years ago.

There's nothing "new" in the OP.

[azurnoir]

8. and 2 of its victims were American citizens as was Teitel

what is new is that US citizens were not necessarily involved

[shira]

9. Irrelevant. The Guardian and other media outlets didn't do their homework....

And that's typical I/P fare nowadays.

Nowhere in recent articles is any distinction made like the one you're pointing out.

Irrelevant.

[azurnoir]

10. yada yada of course you'll say that but this si a first in that the victims were Palestinians n/t

[shira]

11. Haaretz corrected their headline due to the article in post #3 above...

They omitted "first time", which pretty much makes the headline and article kinda stupid. It's already been done, so where's the news?

Check the link to Haaretz if you don't believe it.

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/diplomania/u-s-state-department-defines-settler-violence-as-terrorism.premium-1.459087?block=true

They changed it:

http://mostlykosher.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/haaretz-corrects-story-because-of.html

Now what's also stupid is that the Guardian journalist simply copied the Haaretz article. Made the same wrong mistake. Nice journalism. Biased much?

yada, yada.....

[azurnoir]

16. as I pointed out to you the first was that none of the victims were US citizens

in the other cases you cited at least some of the victims were US citizens no matter what Ha'aretz changed its headline to

[Violet_Crumble]

12. Why would you object to articles about terrorism appearing in the media?

I mean, you do agree that settler attacks on Palestinians is terrorism, and every bit as wrong as acts of terrorism on Israeli civilians, right?

[shira]

13. I'm not objecting to that...

The article is based on a falsehood and at least Haaretz corrected its headline in realization of that. If the article were simply about US officials condemning these attacks, who in their right mind would have a problem with that?

[Violet_Crumble]

14. It certaintly appears as though you are...

It comes across very much as though you want to talk about anything else but settler terrorism. I notice you didn't answer the question I asked. Do you consider attacks on Palestinians by settlers to be terrorism?

[shira]

15. Do you agree that this is not the 1st time the US State Dept....

...called settler terror vs. Palestinians for what it is? That both Haaretz and the Guardian were wrong in reporting that?

Do you consider attacks on Palestinians by settlers to be terrorism?

Of course.