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Title: Hamas Vs. Fatah
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Struggle for Palestine
Author: Jonathan Schanzer
Contributor: Daniel Pipes (Contributions by), Daniel Pipes (Foreword by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0230609058
EAN: 9780230609051
ISBN: 9780230609051
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Genre: History
Topic: Law & Politics
Release Date: 06/11/2008
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 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.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 242mm
Item Length: 160mm
Item Width: 22mm
Item Weight: 461g
Release Year: 2008

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