Okay, one thing that stood out was you directly stated that culture and ideology heavily contributes to 'terrorism'. I first want you to define 'terrorism'. Then I want you to support your claim with examples of your definition of 'terrorism'.
Separately, I also have a request for you. Since you appear to be an expert on 'terrorism', please educate me about this culture and ideology:
'The
Qibya massacre, also known as the
Qibya incident, was a
reprisal operation that occurred in October 1953 when Israeli troops under
Ariel Sharon attacked the village of
Qibya in the
West Bank. At least sixty-nine Palestinian
Arab villagers,
[1] two-thirds of them women and children,
[2] were killed. Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were destroyed.'
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Can I be any more clear?
My statement about ideology and culture comes from the research. From the conclusion of the first NBER paper I used:
"On the whole, we conclude that there is little reason to be optimistic that a reduction
in poverty or increase in educational attainment will lead to a meaningful reduction in the
amount of international terrorism, without other changes. Stern (2000) observes that
many madrasahs, or religious schools, in Pakistan are funded by wealthy industrialists,
and that
these schools deliberately educate students to become foot soldiers and elite
operatives in various extremist movements around the world. She further reports that,
“Most madrasahs offer only religious instruction, ignoring math, science, and other
secular subjects important for functioning in modern society.” These observations
suggest that, to use education as part of a strategy to reduce terrorism, the international
community should not limit itself to increasing years of schooling but
should consider the
content of education."
Here is another paper which details how the maturity of a country's institutions contribute to the development of terrorism:
Poverty, Political Freedom, and the Roots of Terrorism
I am not an expert on terrorism, I rely on the research. The research shows that low educational levels and poverty do not cause terrorism. That leaves all the other factors, including ideology, culture, and education. Have you read Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order? Perhaps you would be more comfortable if I referred to civilizations instead of ideology and culture.
Since I am unfamiliar with the Qibya massacre, I cannot comment on it.
