Contributions

  • Sela, Avraham - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,000 words, Guess

Page Count

244 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing1560878

Classifications

  • LCCDS119.76 .M57 2000

Description

"Since it emerged as a challenger to the PLO during the Palestinian Intifada, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) has been associated in the public mind with terror and violence. Now two Israeli experts show that, contrary to its image, Hamas is essentially a social and political movement, providing extensive community services and responding constantly to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. The authors lift the veil on Hamas's strategic decision-making methods at each of the crucial crossroads it has confronted: the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO, the Oslo accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, and the dilemmas surrounding the choice between absolute Jihad against Israel versus the option of controlled violence."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Palestinian Hamas: vision, violence, and coexistenceColumbia University Press2000-01-01

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