Would they if they could

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Ackerman, Gary ^a   Snyder, Laura ^a  

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EID: 5644235069     PISSN: 00963402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00963402.2002.11460570     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. See Sheik Yusuf Abdullah al-Qardawi's statement that "All Israeli society is a military society.... They are not civilians, and killing them is permitted by Islamic Law." "Muslim Figure Defends Hamas 'Jihad' Operations, " Al-Sabil (Amman), March 19-25, 1996.
2. Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998), p. 94.
3. "Chemical Attack by Hamas Said Foiled 'Several Months Ago, '" Jerusalem Channel 2 Television Network in Hebrew, November 8, 1999.
4. Federal Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), November 10, 1999.
5. "Preparation for CB Attack Viewed, " The Jerusalem Report in English, March 29, 1999, FBIS document I.D. FTS19990320000602.
6. Steve Emerson, "Hamas Plans Bio-Terror in Israel, " Center for Israeli Civilian Empowerment, February 27, 1999 (www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/ Congress/7663/casualties.htm, accessed June 28, 1999).
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8. Daniel McGrory and Christopher Walker, "Suicide Bomber 'Was Planning Chemical Attack, '" Times (London), December 10, 2001.
9. Clyde Haberman, "Toxic Traces After Bombing Add to Jitters of Israelis, " New York Times, December 11, 2001.
10. Hoffman, Inside Terrorism.
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14. "Refugee Calls for Biological Weapons Against the West, " Metro (London), September 6, 1999.
15. W. Seth Carus, "Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents in the 20th Century, " Center for Counterproliferation Research, National Defense University, August 1998.
16. "Iran-Backed Group Says Sharon 'Holy War' Is Forever, " World Tribune (www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/Archive-2001/me-mideast-02-12.html).
17. U.S. Department of State. "Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism, " Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, April 2001 (www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pqtrpt/2000).
18. Boaz Ganor, "Countering State-Sponsored Terrorism, " International Policy Institute for Counterterrorism (www.ict.org.il/articles/ articledet.cfm?articleid=5#Conflicts), p. 4.
19. State Department, "Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism.".
20. Ray Takeyh, "The Rogue Who Came in From the Cold, " Foreign Affairs, May/June 2001, p. 4.
21. In August 2001, Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri praised a suicide bomb attack by Islamic Jihad, stating that "the Jihad (holy war) is the only path for the liberation of Palestine." "Iraq Praises Haifa Suicide Bomb Attack, " Agence France Presse, August 12, 2001.
22. "Israel Says bin Laden Sets Up Terrorist Network in Territories, " Xinhua News Agency, April 24, 2001.
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24. In a survey conducted in January 2002 by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, 64 percent of the Palestinians polled supported suicide operations, a dramatic increase from the 24 percent who said they approved in a May 1997 survey (www.jmcc.org/publicpoll/pop/02/jan/pop7.htm).