NCJ Number
174409
Journal
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 1998 Pages: 59-86
Date Published
1998
Length
28 pages
Annotation
While assessments of the Oslo accords on Israel's security normally focus on risks of war and conventional terrorism, there are compelling reasons to believe the so-called peace process may enlarge the risk of weapons of mass destruction terrorism, including the use of nuclear weapons.
Abstract
Several pertinent variables and hypotheses relative to the peace process and nuclear terrorism are explored in the context of the Oslo accords. Strategic and jurisprudential aspects of the Oslo accords are examined, along with underlying Palestinian orientations to the peace process, the Palestinian concept of sacrifice, and various forms of nuclear terrorism. An analysis of Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestine Authority documents and speeches identifies the peace process as part of a strategy of jihad that may enlarge the risk of nuclear terrorism against Israel. 66 notes