March 2006

Dear Friends,

The new paper (no. 162 in the ACPR series), entitled,

"Facts and Fables in the Mythology of Islamic and Palestinian Terrorism"

was written by Dr. David Bukay of the University of Haifa.

For a summary of this paper, please go to http://www.acpr.org.il/publications/policy-papers/pp162-xs.html.

For additional information and ordering of this and other ACPR publications,

contact the office.

Leah

Facts and Fables in the Mythology of
Islamic and Palestinian Terrorism

Policy Paper No. 162, 2006

Myths and fables abound concerning the origin and characteristics of the most lethal threat to the existence of the Free World today – fanatical Islamic terrorism – Jihad. This paper explores some of the fallacies, including:

• Hideous Lies as Successful Propaganda;

• The Post-Colonialism Syndrome;

• Homicide Bombings: The Poverty and Education Syndrome;

• Islam and Modernism: The Civic Culture Syndrome;

• Islam and Modernism: The Democratic and Developmental Syndrome.

The aim is to expose the ignorance of the world regarding the reality of Islamic terrorism, fanaticism and its real objectives.

The Free World needs an urgent wake-up call as a warning that it must deal with this lethal phenomenon, immediately, before it’s too late, and fighting off this danger exacts a too-high price in human lives.

Ariel_Center

Facts and Fables in the Mythology of Islamic and Palestinian Terrorism