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Many scholars have argued that Palestinians have the right to resist under international law, including armed resistance. This right to resist is in a jus ad bellum sense only; the conduct of such resistance (jus in bello) must be in accordance with laws of war. This implies that attacks on Israeli military targets could be allowed but attacks ...
The legitimacy of armed resistance for the struggle of self-determination can be seen in the international treaties and UNGA resolutions (see sections above). [28] Some scholars opine that armed struggle is only legitimate after non-violent means of self-determination have failed (see sub-section below).
These rules apply to armed struggle or "jihad of the sword". [148] In modern times, Pakistani scholar and professor Fazlur Rahman Malik used the term to describe the struggle to establish a "just moral-social order", [149]: 63–64 while President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia used it to describe the struggle for economic development in that country.
The survey, which was conducted in late November, found that 63% of Palestinians polled favored “armed struggle” as the best strategy to secure an independent state and end Israel’s ...
The NPA identifies three stages in waging armed struggle: strategic defensive, strategic stalemate, and strategic offensive. [15]: 120–1 It regards itself as yet unable to conduct symmetric warfare in the urban centers and thus regards the people's war as being in a stage of strategic defensive moving to a stage of strategic stalemate.
The SACP was able to use its political contacts in the Soviet government to obtain these weapons, and was primarily responsible for MK's logistics from the beginning of the armed struggle. [90] Soviet ordnance played a crucial role in the MK's sabotage campaign and in guerrilla engagements with the South African security forces. [90]
In 1964, Nelson Mandela defended the recourse to violence in the struggle against apartheid, in his speech "I Am Prepared to Die". [14] According to political philosopher Gwilym David Blunt, "The right to resistance is a necessary part of the political conception of human rights". Without it, rights would only be privileges, but the right to ...
Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar 's military government seized a district capital in the north Monday after taking state offices and a police station in a four-day offensive, according to ...