SebastianBlue
President, International Julian Alvarez Fan Club
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I am not looking to understate the impact of the intifadas on the course of Israeli history—though, an apartheid is an apartheid—but from where are you getting “many thousands of Israelis were killed by suicide bombings” in the first and second intifadas?Unfortunately, this is a fallout of the devastating intifada where many thousands of Israelis were killed by suicide bombings.
Very important to add that context so that people don't think Israel were just being mean.
The best estimates I have seen have about 1,250 Israelis (civilians and soldiers) killed in the intifadas, and around 30,000 total in conflicts and terrorism in the entire existence of Israel. That is far, far too many, but nowhere near the number you have implied. It is also important to note that significantly more Palestinian civilians and militants have been killed since 1948.
Did you mean casualties?