| The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism Contributor(s): Pedahzur, Ami (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231140428 ISBN-13: 9780231140423 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - Political Science | Terrorism - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2008025949 |
| Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While Mossad is known as one of the world's most successful terrorist-fighting organizations, the state of Israel has, more than once and on many levels, risked the lives of its agents and soldiers through unwise intelligence-based intervention. The elimination of Palestinian leaders and militants has not decreased the incidence of Palestinian terrorism, for example. In fact, these incidents have become more lethal than ever, and ample evidence suggests that the actions of Israeli intelligence have fueled terrorist activities across the globe. An expert on terror and political extremism, Ami Pedahzur argues that Israel's strict reliance on the elite units of the intelligence community is fundamentally flawed. A unique synthesis of memoir, academic research, and information gathered from print and online sources, Pedahzur's complex study explores this issue through Israel's past encounters with terrorists, specifically hostage rescue missions, the first and second wars in Lebanon, the challenges of the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian terrorist groups, and Hezbollah. He brings a rare transparency to Israel's counterterrorist activities, highlighting their successes and failures and the factors that have contributed to these results. From the foundations of this analysis, Pedahzur ultimately builds a strategy for future confrontation that will be relevant not only to Israel but also to other countries that have adopted Israel's intelligence-based model. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pedahzur, Ami: - Ami Pedahzur is the Arnold Chaplik Professor in Israel and Diaspora Studies and a professor at the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include The Triumph of Israel's Radical Right (Oxford University Press, 2012), The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism (Columbia University Press, 2009) and Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia University Press, 2009, with Arie Perliger). |