| Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine Contributor(s): Schanzer, Jonathan (Author), Pipes, Daniel (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0230609058 ISBN-13: 9780230609051 Publisher: St. Martin's Press OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: In this thought-provoking book, Schanzer questions the notion of Palestinian political unity, explaining how internal rivalries and violence have ultimately stymied American efforts to promote Middle East peace, and even the Palestinian quest for a homeland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 956.953 |
| LCCN: 2008009959 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.34" W x 9.52" (1.01 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In June 2007 civil war broke out in the Gaza Strip between two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah. Western peace efforts in the region always focused on reconciling two opposing fronts: Israel and Palestine. Now, this careful exploration of Middle East history over the last two decades reveals that the Palestinians have long been a house divided. What began as a political rivalry between Fatah's Yasir Arafat and Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin during the first intifada of 1987 evolved into a full-blown battle on the streets of Gaza between the forces of Arafat's successor, Mahmoud Abbas, and Ismael Haniyeh, one of Yassin's early protégés. Today, the battle continues between these two diametrically opposing forces over the role of Palestinian nationalism and Islamism in the West Bank and Gaza. In this thought-provoking book, Jonathan Schanzer questions the notion of Palestinian political unity, explaining how internal rivalries and violence have ultimately stymied American efforts to promote Middle East peace, and even the Palestinian quest for a homeland. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schanzer, Jonathan: - Jonathan Schanzer is the director of policy at the Jewish Policy Center. He has served as counterterrorism analyst for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Treasury and as a research fellow at Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he authored the book Al Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and Al-Jazeera. He lives in Washington, D.C.Pipes, Daniel: - Daniel Pipes is Editor of The Middle East Quarterly and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of nine books and the editor of one. |