Terrorism is not a buzzword. Attempting to define "terrorism" is an arduous task, to say the least, but it is not a buzzword-although, some may use it in conjunction with other buzzwords. For example, Islamo-fascistic terrorist is a buzzword. Anyway, our own government, whether it is the DHS, State Department, or FBI, has a myriad of different definitions for terrorism. Most national and international groups have a consensus that using violence or threatening to use violence against civilians to enact political change is terrorism. Some groups, including some US government groups, include violence against military targets not in a state of combat to be terrorist. I think it is no surprise that Western and other major non-Western nations have either perpetrated or supported state terrorism. The Algerian War is a perfect example of terrorism committed by both the French and Algerian sides.
Hamas is labeled as a terrorist group (the al-Qassam Brigades, at the very least) because it previously used suicide bombings and currently uses rockets to target civilians. I believe Hamas would receive more sympathy from Western nations if it focused on using irregular tactics against the IDF instead of civilians. In the past, what may have been legitimate resistance or freedom groups have often derailed their mission by targetting civilians instead of military targets.
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