Is One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter?

How 1940s British Foreign Policy ‘Bevin-grad’ is remembered in Israel

King David Hotel, Jerusalem, after the bombing by the Irgun on 22 July 1946. Image by Gordon Trevor Moore CCA-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia

‘One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter’ is a statement I have heard many times. Who is right, who is wrong, and who decides these issues?

The current escalation in violence in the Middle East reminds me of my late…