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Help me study for my Political Science class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.
Create two lists. First, a list of the arguments that Abrams attributes to the "rational terrorist thesis" (RTT). Second, a point by point rebuttal. At the end of your two lists, provide a sentence or two on whether or not you believe Abrams arguments prevail. Did Abrams convince you the RTT is wrong?
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Running head: RATIONAL TERRORIST THESIS
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RATIONAL TERRORIST THESIS
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Rational Terrorist Thesis
RTT
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Revolutionary violence. This campaign of terrorism led to the achievement of goals for
the terrorists.
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Palestinian terrorism was crucial in achieving diplomatic gains, leading to territorial
concessions by the Israeli.
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Rabin’s government yielded due to the wave of attacks, also called the Oslo Terrorism,
and led to territorial withdrawals.
Rebuttal
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Revolutionary violence. RTT ignores terrorist goals. There is a disconnect between goals
and outcomes. Fear and publicity are ends and ignores terrorist groups’ objectives
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The diplomatic gains only occurred due to some endogenous changes in the PLO.
Secondly, the diplomatic gains were due to other reasons than what RTT presumes.
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Yielding to the terrorist advances by the Rabin government was not in line with the
Israeli public.
Abrams brings forward the argument that the t...