Appendix A
Indoctrination for the continuation of the violent Palestinian insurrection, presenting suicide bombing attacks as the only and most effective option for Palestinian victory over Israel
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| The front cover of the book shows the hand of a Palestinian holding a rock, an well-known intifada symbol, its fingers extended in a V for victory, placed squarely on a Star of David (Magen David, a symbol of Jews and Zionism) . The AIC logo appears in the upper right-hand corner. | |||
| Name : Fruits
of the Intifada Author : Dr. Sami al-Salihi Published in the series : Jerusalem Treatises (number 8) Publisher : Arab Information Center, al-Giza, Egypt Year : 2003 |
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| General Description | |||
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The book attacks the Palestinian Authority for its failures , inability to control the current intifada, corruption, problems in forming a government, subservience to Israel and surrender to the United States in accepting the George W. Bush administration's proposed road map for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book totally rejects political negotiations as a valid method for reaching a solution to the conflict, asserting rather that violence directed against Israel, particularly the suicide bombing attacks, is the Palestinians' most effective weapon. The attacks, according to the book, have dealt serious blows to Israel's morale and economy, and the intifada in its present aggressive military format must continue , as it is the only option which has proved itself and which promises continued success in the insurrection against Israel. | ||
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Following are excerpts from the publisher's foreword and the author's introduction: |
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“The blessed Palestinian intifada and the suicide bombing attacks [against Israel] ( ‘amliyyat istishhadiyyah ) carried out by young people…have undermined the security of the Zionist entity and harmed its economy; therefore, the intifada has clearly proved itself to be the only option capable of bringing about the liberation of [all] the lands of Palestine from the evil Zionist enemy. ” (p. 3) | ||
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“The political concept to which the intifada stubbornly clings is adherence to the option of active resistance ( muqawamah ) and jihad, since they are the most effective weapons in the confrontation with the Israeli forces of occupation … This book will make clear that the option of active resistance, armed operations and suicide bombing attacks bears fruit and also contributes to the situation in the Palestinian arena in view of the sudden recent regional changes, such as the [American] invasion of Iraq and increased American hegemony in the area.” (p. 5) | ||
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