Palestinian resistance to the seizure of their land and disposssesssion of their people has been ongoing since the original Nakba, almost entirely non-violent. They first became branded as "terrorists" by the massacre of Israeli athletes taken hostage at the 1971 Munich Olympics by the Palestinian group calling themselves "Black September." Their intention was to trade their hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and to make the world aware of Israeli crimes against them. Only one Israeli was killed by the Palestinians but all the other hostages were killed by German police in a botched rescue attempt.
Most subsequent terrorism by Palestinians has consisted of suicide bombings following Israel's failure to abide by the 1993 Oslo accords, reaching a peak during the early years of the second intifada, 2001-2003. Hamas discontinued suicide bombings in 2005.
This page will be expanded following review of a new book on the history of the Palestinian resistance by Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh.
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