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“Throughout history there have been populations that have lived in desperation, and none of them have resorted to the intentional targeting and murder of children as an officially practiced and widely praised mode of achieving political ends. When extremist elements of otherwise legitimate…” quote by Brigitte Gabriel
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““Throughout history there have been populations that have lived in desperation, and none of them have resorted to the intentional targeting and murder of children as an officially practiced and widely praised mode of achieving political ends. When extremist elements of otherwise legitimate liberation movements such as the Republican Sinn Fein have committed such atrocities, their actions have been unconditionally condemned by the civilized world, and their political objectives have been discredited by their vile crimes. This is not so with the Palestinians. Once upon a time there was a special place in the lowest depths of hell for anyone who would intentionally murder a child. Now that place is in the pantheon of Palestinian heroes. Now that behavior is legitimized as ‘armed struggle’ against Israeli ‘occupation’ by, among others, the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Commission, and the European Union. Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the rise of Hamas in 1987, the campaign to destroy Israel has taken on an ugly, fanatic religious tone. Holy obligation reinforces (and is replacing) Palestinian nationalism as the motivation for committing terrorist murder. As we have seen the secular, ‘moderate’ factions of the Palestinian nationalist movement (such as Abbas’s Fatah Party) will shrink into insignificance, and is replaced by terrorist Islamic factions such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Hamas receives financial and material support from the same sources as al Qaeda, and from al Qaeda directly. Islamic Jihad receives financial and material support from Iran, directly and through Hezbollah. These are the same international criminal entities that wage religion-based terror war against the United States. They do it for the same reason and by the same means: to make Islam supreme in the world, by the sword or the suicide bomb.””

Brigitte Gabriel

About This Quote

The text argues that Palestinian groups uniquely justify targeting children as part of political struggle, contrasting this with historical norms and linking it to extremist religious motives.

In simple terms: It claims Palestinian factions legitimize child murder, unlike other movements.

Key Takeaway

Recognize and condemn extremist justifications of violence.

Themes

conflict terrorism politics religion human rights

Mood

critical concerned

Type

political analytical

When to use this quote

  • policy analysis
  • humanitarian advocacy
  • education
  • media reporting

Key Concepts

extremism propaganda military ethics

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can we differentiate legitimate resistance from extremist tactics?
  • What role should international bodies play in addressing such claims?
A Different Perspective

The claim is highly partisan and may oversimplify complex geopolitical realities.

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