Final (International Terrorism)

Running head : INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

International Terrorism

1 . The text offers various sources of (or reasons for ) violence in the Middle East . Describe at least three . Which of the sources do you think is most responsible ? Explain your answer . Also , given these sources what do you think can and /or should be done to secure a lasting peace in the Middle East

There are three four sources for violence in the Middle East . They are aggressive policy of Israel , fight for oil , religion , and support for corrupt governments

The first factor

of the Middle East terrorism is Arabic resistance against aggressive Israeli policy . Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah came into existence in 1982 as a result of the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon . The main goal of Hamas is liberation of Palestinian territories seized by Israel . It could be claimed that military victories of Zionist state can later lay the seeds for further wars

Religion is another reason factors because waging a holy war (jihad ) is one of the main duties of Muslim people . According to Jim Walker (2006 The evidence for the influence of religious belief in the governments of Judaism , Islam , and Christianity reveals itself , not only in their violent actions but in the very symbols they use for their political power and the prayers they plead to their gods ' The role of clerical authority in sanctioning terrorist operations is important

The fight for oil is one of the crucial factors because the biggest reserves of oil in the world are situated in the Middle East . The main reason of the US invasion to the Iraq was intention to control its oil resources , as the America is the main consumer of Iraqi petroleum reserves

The fourth source is support for corrupt governments . U .S . supports Saudi Arabia as a important economic partner , but its businessmen support terrorism . Nowadays Saudi oil wealth is a principal financial fund of fundamentalist programs and associated terror networks . Bin Laden was citizen of Saudi Arabia . U .S . support of a monarchy government of Saudi Arabia is out of tune with U .S . intentions to establish democratic regimes throughout the world

2 . What is Hamas ? Hezbollah ? Islamic Jihad ? What are the differences between them ? Are these groups a threat to the United States ? If so , how so ? Under what circumstance , if any , should we negotiate with terror groups such as these ?arakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement . This Sunni Islamist organization was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Mohammad Taha in 1987 . Its main goal is establishment of Palestinian state on Israeli territory . Nowadays Hamas holds a majority of seats in the legislative council of the Palestinian Authority

Lebanese Shi 'a terrorist group Hezbollah (the Party of God ) came into existence in 1982 as a result of the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon . Hezbollah is supported by Iran . Its main goal is establishment of Islamic republic in Lebanon . Hezbollah ideologist Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah pointed out that Israel 's invasion of Lebanon was the embodiment of...