La instrumentalización del terrorismo en Oriente Medio por parte de Israel
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19136683Palabras clave:
hegemonía regional, terrorismo de Estado, instrumentalización del terrorismo, Israel, Medio Oriente, securitizaiciónResumen
El presente artículo analiza cómo Israel ha instrumentalizado el concepto de terrorismo desde su fundación en 1948 hasta la actualidad, empleándolo como herramienta política, militar y comunicacional para legitimar sus acciones y consolidar su hegemonía regional. La investigación adopta un enfoque cualitativo que combina el análisis de discurso, la revisión bibliográfica de fuentes académicas y periodísticas, y el estudio de casos contrastados. Los resultados principales indican que la ausencia de una definición universal de terrorismo facilita su manipulación, permitiendo que Israel reserve el término para actores no estatales como Hamas o Hezbollah, mientras oculta prácticas que diversos analistas califican como terrorismo de Estado. Casos históricos, como el atentado al Hotel King David (1946), la masacre de Deir Yassin (1948) y el Lavon Affair (1954), así como operaciones en Líbano, Siria, Irán y Palestina se convierten en material de estudio para identificar las principales tendencias de la instrumentalización israelí. La principal limitación del estudio radica en la dependencia de fuentes secundarias. A través de lo estudiado se concluye que la instrumentalización del terrorismo constituye una política estructural de Israel, articulando inteligencia, comunicación y estrategia militar para reforzar la cohesión interna, obtener apoyo externo y justificar acciones que perpetúan la violencia en Medio Oriente como medio para perpetuar su hegemonía.
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