Sunday, August 28th 2005
What’s New
Kerry Eskenas has a two-part follow-up to her article on the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in this month’s Patriot. The first half is already up. Look for the second half tomorrow.
I think it’s important to define terrorism before describing my experience in Israel learning about counter-terrorism with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). Boaz Ganor, the Director of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel, told my group that terrorism is “the intentional use of violence aimed against civilians in order to attain political goals.” In an action-packed two weeks, I traveled around Israel to gain an understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as to learn how the United States might succeed in its War Against Terror. Israel has been under attack since it was established in 1948, and it has survived because of rigorous counter-terror measures that curb some civil liberties but which are necessary to save lives. Israel’s experience in dealing with terrorism makes it a relevant case study for the United States after 9/11.
