Lawrence of Cyberia writes an interesting argument about the genesis of HAMAS, why Al Qaeda has never been involved in the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation and why Israel’s tactics might bring Al Qaeda into Palestine in the future. He introduces this excellent post with this intriguing quotation that you may not have seen:
The Israelis are their own worst enemies when it comes to fighting terrorism. The Israelis are like a guy who sets fire to his hair and then tries to put it out by hitting it with a hammer. They do more to incite and sustain terrorism than curb it.
— Larry Johnson, Deputy Director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, 1989 – 1993.
