Terrorism

Terrorism is a distinctive form of human violence that has been employed throughout history. It can be used by individual terrorists, such as the twentieth century radical leftist Carlos the Jackal, or the nineteenth century French anarchists Ravanchol and Emile Henri (who threw a bomb in a Parisian café), or twenty-first century Islamist terrorists, such as Osama Bin Laden. It can also be used by terrorist groups, such as the Jewish Sciari or Zealots in first century Palestine (who stabbed and poisoned Romans), or the twelfth century Muslim Assassins in Syria/Persia, along with twenty-first century Jihadist organizations al-Qaeda, Islamic Jihad, or Hamas. Finally, there is state terrorism, perpetrated by governments against their own citizens, such as the 1790s Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the twentieth century Stalinist Purges/Trials. States also terrorize other citizens, such as the RAF incendiary bombing of Dresden, the German bombing of London, and the American bombing of Japanese cities, all during World War II.