For its violent campaign in Maluku, Laskar Jihad put forward two reasons: first, the defence of fellow Muslims;Hasan (2006), Laskar Jihad, p. 118 and second, the fight against separatism. To justify the latter cause, Laskar Jihad even alleged a Zionist-Christian conspiracy trying to undermine the national unity of Indonesia.Noorhaidi Hasan (2002), Faith and Politics: The Rise of the Laskar Jihad in the Era of Transition in Indonesia, in: Indonesia, vol. 73, pp. 145–170 (online)
