# Why should Israel be omitted from a report on world terrorism?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989 "2003-08-18T16:26:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![FairDink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@FairDink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairDink)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989/61 "2003-09-04T06:28:12Z")

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So if I declare war on, say Arnold Schwar…ger, then, firstly I know i’m crazy, but secondly, are we at war?

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**Author:** ![FairDink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@FairDink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairDink)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989/62 "2003-09-05T02:36:03Z")

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OK, I realize that sounds silly. So I’ll add something to it. Lets assume that a massive army of T-1000’s came from the future which paved Arni’s way to the White House. Am I now at war with the USA?

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**Author:** ![FairDink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@FairDink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairDink)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989/63 "2003-09-05T02:49:47Z")

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(dont’ worry everyone, I got my hands on a couple of those liquid-nitro beuties that will kick any T-100’s ass!)

My point is:  
Terrorism is terrorism is terrorism, there is no warfare about it, and no excuses for it.

If a suicide bomber targeted a political prick, then there would hardly be an issue. If this same suicide bomber got 5 civilians in the process (2Thick seems to like this number so i’ll stick to it - why make up a number when you’ve got one already made up for you?), then we can start talking warfare. But specifically targeting civilians is a long way from warfare - it is much closer to MURDER.

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**Author:** ![Milum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Milum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milum)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989/64 "2003-09-05T04:33:23Z")

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**FairDink** : “… But specifically targeting civilians is a long way from warfare - it is much closer to MURDER.”

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Semantics, **Fairdink** , semantics.

killing babies, innocent children, and pregnant women is not\*\* _close_\*\* to MURDER…

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**Author:** ![FairDink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@FairDink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairDink)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-israel-be-omitted-from-a-report-on-world-terrorism/195989/65 "2003-09-05T05:43:53Z")

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Agreed. Appologies… GENOCIDE.

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