Peace or Terror?


The chart above shows the number of Israelis killed in terror attacks in each of the 30 years since 1967, when Israel took control of Judea and Samaria ("the West Bank") and Gaza.

One might have thought the rate of terrorism would have fallen since Israel reached the famous "Oslo accords" with the PLO in September 1993. The reverse has been the case.

Which were the four worst years for terror fatalities since 1967? In order: 1996, 1994, 1993 and 1995. Each of the years since the accords was worse than any of the years before them. The trend has changed since the May 1996 election of the Likud party coalition under Binyamin Netanyahu.



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