RT Article T1 The Palestinian Issue in the Media Discourses of Terrorist Organizations JF Politikologija religije VO 17 IS 1 SP 109 OP 127 A1 Salama, Adel A1 Al-Qudsy, Sharifah Hayaati Syed Ismail A1 Rasip, Osman A1 Abdulwahab, Amer LA English PB CEEOL YR 2023 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1885954190 AB This article examines the extent to which the Palestinian issue is exploited to promote cross-border terrorist movements. The analytical descriptive approach is employed to explore the evolution of the terrorist organizations, and trace the ideology, means, and content of their media discourse. The article reveals that the extremist groups utilized the value, sanctity, and nobility of the Palestinian issue to influence Arab and Islamic societies in an attempt to give legitimacy and credibility to their presence, media discourse, and terrorist acts; disseminate their extremist ideologies; rally support and recruit new elements, and emotionally influence the public perception. The article also concluded that these terrorist organizations refrained from targeting the Israeli occupation and opposed the Palestinian national narrative about the national and political nature of the Palestinian struggle. K1 Isis K1 Palestinian issue K1 Al-Qaeda K1 Extremism K1 media discourse K1 Terrorism DO 10.54561/prj1701109s