Menachim Begun was founder of Likud and 6th Prime Minister of Israel
“The red light had come on, under the lens. Without preamble, I turned my shoulder to the camera, stared straight into Begin’s eyes, and asked: ”How does it feel, in the light of all that’s going on, to be the father of terrorism in the Middle East?”
“In the Middle East?” he bellowed, in his thick, cartoon accent. ”In all the world!”
https://www.wrmea.org/2009-march/russel ... -2008.html
Menachim Begun (Israel) claims he is "father of world terrorism"
Zionists created the modern form of terrorism we now associate with islamist terror.
The more conservative Zionist factions towards acts of assassination, terrorism, and other forms of essentially unlawful conduct was striking.
For instance, in 1943, Shamir orchestrated the assassination of his factional rival, following their joint escape from imprisonment for a bank robbery resulting in bystander casualties. He justified his actions by claiming to prevent the planned assassination of David Ben-Gurion, the foremost Zionist leader and future founding premier of Israel. Throughout the 1940s, Shamir and his faction persisted in such behavior, successfully assassinating Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Middle East, and Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN Peace Negotiator. Although their attempts to assassinate American President Harry Truman and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin failed, and plans to assassinate Winston Churchill remained theoretical, Shamir's group also introduced terrorist tactics such as car bombs and explosive attacks targeting innocent civilians, predating similar tactics employed by Arabs or Muslims. Similarly, Begin's larger and purportedly more moderate Zionist faction engaged in comparable actions.
The more conservative Zionist factions towards acts of assassination, terrorism, and other forms of essentially unlawful conduct was striking.
For instance, in 1943, Shamir orchestrated the assassination of his factional rival, following their joint escape from imprisonment for a bank robbery resulting in bystander casualties. He justified his actions by claiming to prevent the planned assassination of David Ben-Gurion, the foremost Zionist leader and future founding premier of Israel. Throughout the 1940s, Shamir and his faction persisted in such behavior, successfully assassinating Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Middle East, and Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN Peace Negotiator. Although their attempts to assassinate American President Harry Truman and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin failed, and plans to assassinate Winston Churchill remained theoretical, Shamir's group also introduced terrorist tactics such as car bombs and explosive attacks targeting innocent civilians, predating similar tactics employed by Arabs or Muslims. Similarly, Begin's larger and purportedly more moderate Zionist faction engaged in comparable actions.