Israel and its supporters invariably justify military action by claiming that it is only "defending itself against terrorism". The truth is more complex, as Israel has employed offensive terrorist tactics regularly since the nation was founded in 1948.
Uri Mileshtin, an official historian for the Israeli armed forces, states that, back in 1948, when Israeli forces first moved into Palestine, they dumped typhus and dysentery bacilli into the local village wells.
In 1954, Israeli agents working in Egypt planted bombs in several buildings, including a United States diplomatic facility, and left evidence behind implicating Arabs. The ploy would have worked, had not one of the bombs detonated prematurely, allowing the Egyptians to capture and identify one of the bombers, which in turn led to the rounding up of an Israeli espionage ring. Some of the spies were from Israel, while others were recruited from the local Jewish population. Israel first claimed that there was no spy ring, that it was all a hoax perpetrated by "anti-Semites". But as the public trial progressed, it became obvious that Israel had indeed been behind the bombing. Eventually, Israeli's defence minister, Pinhas Lavon, was brought down by the scandal, although it appears that he was himself the victim of a frame-up by the real authors of the bombing project, code named "Operation Susannah".
This is not the only example of a "false flag" operation designed to trick the United States into attacking Israel's enemies. According to Victor Ostrovsky, a Mossad defector living in Canada, Ronald Reagan was tricked into bombing Libya by means of a radio transmitter smuggled into Tripoli by the Mossad, which broadcast messages designed to fool the United States into thinking Libya was about to launch a massive terror attack on the West. On the basis of this bogus evidence, the US bombed Libya, killing Gaddafi's daughter
In October 2001, two men were caught with C-4 explosives, hand grenades and a high-powered gun, trying to enter the Mexican Parliament Building. The story was headline news in Mexico, and the incident also appeared on the official site of the Mexican Justice Department. CNN briefly mentioned a "breaking story" about a "foiled terrorist attack in Mexico", promising further news, but never mentioned the story again. One of the terrorists was a Mossad agent, the other a Mexican Jewish person. Israel put very heavy pressure on Mexico to secure their release. The men had fake Pakistani passports on them.
During the 9/11 attacks, multiple witnesses observed a group of men with what appeared to be radio-controlled detonators videoing and celebrating the 9/11 Attacks. These men were apprehended and held for several months, then released. They were Israelis, not Muslims. Some of these men later appeared on Israeli talk shows, denying that they celebrated but admitting that "they were sent over to document the event". These men were caught with some suspicious paraphernalia, cash, etc. When questioned they told the police, "We are your friends, we are not your problem, the Palestinians are your problem."
