The BBC Arabic article claimed “fanatic Jews” fighting Roman invaders in ancient Jerusalem were the first example of suicide bombers.

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    1 year ago

    Even further back than that. The Bible celebrates Samson committing a suicide attack on the Philistines. The Jewish far right praises modern Israeli terrorists like Baruch Goldstein by comparing them to Samson.

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        1 year ago

        I did read the article, and my comment stands.

        Despite the clickbait and predictable outrage from the far right, the BBC originally published l an article titled “the story of suicide bombers throughout history: From the fanatical Jews, through the assassins, to the jihadists.” Suicide attacks go back as far as the Bible, as I said above.