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How does US and Israel relationship influence terrorism against US?

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1. Dawson's Field Hijackings in September 1970

2. Beirut Barracks Bombing on Octerober 23, 1983

3. World Trade Center Bombing on February 26, 1993

All three of these attacks are related. The Dawson's Field hijackings were carried out by the PFLP in response to US support of Israel while a peace deal was worked out between Israel, Egypt, and Jordan (Tristam, n.d.). The Beirut Barracks Bombings were carried out against US and foreign forces sent to assist Israel and keep the peace. The 1993 WTC bombing was carried out against the US because it had aided Israel in causing Palestinians to suffer ("1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts", 2016). These attacks were directed against the United States because of its support of the state of Israel. Multiple terrorist organizations have listed the destruction of Israel and its allies as end-state goals of their respective movements. Furthermore, the target audiences (Israel and the US) and the stated objectives of terrorist organizations have stayed generally consistent. Osama bin Laden called for the destruction of Israel and the US to leave all Arab lands; Hezbollah's charter calls for the same. These groups are using terrorism as a means to mobilize public support and create revolutionary conditions conducive to the destabilization of western cultures and the establishment of Islamic states with theocratic systems of governance.