PLS 320 Chapter Notes -Boko Haram, Mandatory Palestine, Irgun
Document Summary
Info about capabilities of rebels is dif cult to obtain. Often too weak to achieve aims through direct confrontation. Pape (2003, 2005): suicide bombing highly effective for producing modest gains. Abrahms (2006, 2012): terrorist generally fail to make signi cant policy gains. Problem with abrahms argument is that he generalizes terrorists too much and argues that the only goals are government concessions. Terrorism is a means to convey these things. Convince opponent that failure to concede will be costly. League of nations mandate for british to rule palestine. British interest in replacing ottoman empire in middle east. First declaration of jewish state announced in 1917, but no withdrawal until 1948. Terrorism used to hasten the creation of the jewish state. Killed over 5,000 palestinians and british: murdered british military headquarters and of cers. Irgun attempted to provoke repression: main audience: civilians. Used to convince civilians that they are willing and able to punish.
