02753cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000047922 RAND 920212s1980 caua b 000 0 eng d 81124569 0833023101 RAND/N-1567-FF (Sirsi) a189515 $45.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR a-is--- HV6433.I75 A46 1980 Alon, Hanan. author. Countering Palestinian terrorism in Israel : toward a policy analysis of countermeasures / Hanan Alon. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1980. xxiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier A Series in international security and arms control "August 1980." Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-271). A suggested approach to the policy issue of what and how much should be done by the Government of Israel to counter the objective threat of Palestinian terrorism. Palestinian terrorism is defined as Palestinian acts of low-level violence carried out for a political purpose, with the intent of inflicting casualties and damage as well as inducing fear and rage in Israeli society, and by so doing to incite Israel to react. After a historical analysis of Palestinian violence and Israeli countermeasures, the study focuses on current perceptions and observations. Terrorism is perceived by Israeli society as a major threat, both as a threat to the individual and as damaging to the national image. The perception of terrorism, however, is out of proportion to the share of terrorism in causing casualties, the reasons for which are given. The author suggests that Israel reduce the discrepancy in resource allocation among all casualty-preventing programs (say, preventing car accidents as well as countering terrorism); ameliorate society's perception of the subjective danger of terrorism; and, in general, to not react as expected to terrorist provocations. The study was prepared as a dissertation for the RAND Graduate Institute. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Terrorism Prevention Government policy Israel. Terrorism Israel History. Terrorism Israel Prevention. Rand Corporation. Ford Foundation. Series in international security and arms control. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1567/ 597471 597471