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Rather than being "irregular" occurrences, "physical pressure," indeed, torture, has been systematically employed to extract confessions. 128 Articles that appeared in Israel in essence defended its practices, noting that, when working against "terrorist activities," the state must use all the means at its disposal to protect itself. As a result, the use of force against Palestinians became legalized and routine, and was practiced freely, especially during the intifada. 130 In June 1993 new revelations concerning torture in Israel came to light during a conference on torture, sponsored by the Association of IsraeliPalestinian Physicians and Public Committee Against Torture, when an official document called the "Medical Fitness Form" was circulated.

The Palestinian movement sought to terminate the one by eradicating the other. They sought to restore an Arab Palestine, one where Jews, Muslims, and Christians could coexist. In their eyes, Palestinians had been unjustly and violently removed from their lands, and replaced by another people who were regarded as foreign and who did not permit them, the original inhabitants, to return to claim their homes, their belongings, or their lands. Many analysts have addressed issues pertaining to the dynamics of resistance under colonial rule.

The topics cover literature, politics, poetry, and history, including school texts and other works, particularly those dealing with Palestinian nationalism. Given that almost any expression of Palestinian rights to selfdetermination or resistance against the occupation could constitute a security violation, it is not surprising that tens of thousands of "incidents" have occurred over the years and that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been arrested and detained. Military Order 101, "Concerning the Prohibition of Incitement and Adverse Propaganda," of August 27, 1967, defines several areas of security violations in the Occupied Territories.