Killing machines never ceased in the region
On March 6, 1938, a grenade exploded in the market of Haifa city in Palestine, killing 18 Arabs and wounding 38 others. That explosion was one of about 60 similar attacks that took place in Palestine in 1938 alone. But this series of killings that began in the 1930s and continued until 1948 introduced a terminology to the world that has had a fascinating impact on our lives: “Terrorism”.
- by Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly ,
- Saturday, 26th September, 2015
On March 6, 1938, a grenade exploded in the market of Haifa city in Palestine, killing 18 Arabs and wounding 38 others. That explosion was one of about 60 similar attacks that took place in Palestine in 1938 alone. But this series of killings that began in the 1930s and continued until 1948 introduced a terminology to the world that has had a fascinating impact on our lives: “Terrorism”.
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/killing-machines-never-ceased-in-the-region-1.1627099
Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly
Consultant, Regional Affairs (former)
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Areas of Expertise
- Regional Affairs
- Public policy
- Geostrategic Affairs
Education
- Studied Economy & Political Sciences -Cairo University
Bio
With his veteran career in journalism, Al-Obaidly has an extensive, firsthand experience in regional and international affairs. He covered the first and second Gulf War, while also covering Palestinian and Sudanese affairs. In the last decade he started to focus on Political Islam movements.
Al-Obaidly is a regular commentator and columnist, frequently published in local Bahraini media and several others regionallly. He also worked as an editor in the Monthly Le Mobdediplomatique (Arabic Edition) from 2008 – 2010.
These backgrounds and expertise formed a solid base to move to the research and studies field.