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Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine de Jonathan Schanzer

Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine

Autor Jonathan Schanzer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 noi 2008

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 proteges. 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."

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230609051
ISBN-10: 0230609058
Pagini: 239
Ilustrații: map
Dimensiuni: 161 x 242 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Descriere

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.

Cuprins

Foreword by D.Pipes
Introduction: Islamism vs. Palestinian Nationalism
The Roots of Hamas and Fatah
Hamas, Fatah, and the First Intifada
Hamas Under Fire
Hamas, Fatah and the Oslo Years
History Repeats: The 2000 Intifada
Fitna
Hamas Digs In
Prelude to War
Hamas Conquers Gaza
Fatah's West Bank
The Threat of al-Qaeda in Gaza
The Gaza-West Bank Split
Annapolis and the Hope for Peace
The Effect of Sanctions
The Winds of War
The Prospects for Change from Within
Conclusion: Between Fitna and Fulfillment
Acknowledgements
About the Author

Recenzii




'… a long overdue account of the importance of Palestinian politics on the politics of making peace.' - The Jerusalem Post
 
'…for anyone wanting to understand the background to this war and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book is must reading.' - Washington Jewish Week
 
'Jonathan Schanzer has given us a very important book...accessible, lively, and instructive.' - Luis Fleischman, New Jersey Jewish News 

'This book provides a comprehensive overview of this deep, hidden, bitter and often lethal conflict within Palestinian society' - Colin Shindler, Asian Affairs

Notă biografică

Jonathan Schanzer is a veteran writer and speaker on Middle East affairs. He is senior vice president for research at FDD, a nonpartisan think tank that analyzes national security and foreign policy. For 11 years, he has overseen the work of the organization's experts and scholars. Jonathan previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, where he played an integral role in the designation of numerous terrorist financiers. He has held previous think tank research positions at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Middle East Forum.Jonathan has written hundreds of articles on the Middle East, along with more than a dozen monographs and chapters for edited volumes. His three previous books have made unique contributions to the field of Middle Eastern studies. State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) argues the main roadblock to Palestinian statehood is the Palestinian Authority's political dysfunction and mismanagement. Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) is still the only book on the market that analyzes the ongoing Palestinian civil war. Al-Qaeda's Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror (Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2004) was the first to explore the al-Qaeda franchises in the Middle East.Jonathan has testified often before Congress. He has appeared on television channels such as Fox News, BBC, and CNN and on Arabic-language television channels such as Al Arabiya and Al Hurra. Jonathan has traveled widely throughout the Middle East, including to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.Jonathan studied Middle East history in four countries. He earned his Ph.D. from King's College London, where he wrote his dissertation on the US Congress and its efforts to combat terrorism in the 20th century. He speaks Arabic and Hebrew.

Caracteristici

Author Platform: Jonathan Schanzer is director of policy at the Jewish Policy Center and an internationally recognized analyst of Middle East affairs and terrorism – he is a knowledgeable and credible author for a book on this subject. The JPC will help promote the book to its over 5,000 members and through its blog (which he writes). Schanzer appears frequently as a Middle East expert on Fox and writes regularly for the Weekly Standard among others
Timely, Global Subject: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is constantly in the news and the power struggle continues within Palestinian leadership. Readers will want to know the history of how Hamas came to power, the struggle between Hamas and our ally, Fatah, and their attitude towards Israel as their power grows
Big Name Foreword: Daniel Pipes, bestselling author of Militant Islam Reaches America will be writing the foreword
Good Fit With List: Will fit alongside books like Ariel Sharon, Terror in Black September, Will Israel Survive, 34 Days, etc. and ensure our list can provide a well-rounded history of the Middle East