Middle Eastern Terrorism

✍ Scribed by Arie Perliger

• Publisher: Infobase Pub
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 120
• Series: Roots of Terrorism
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States brought the issue of terrorism to the forefront of American attention and controversy. To determine how to prevent further destruction, it is necessary to understand the shadowy phenomenon that causes it. Who are the terrorists? What are their motives? What are the roots of this form of violence, and will it come to an end? What exactly is terrorism? TOC; Introduction; Ch 1: Defining Terrorism; Ch 2: First Seeds of Islamic Terrorism: Egypt and Syria; Ch 3: Palestiniam Terrorism: The National Secular Phase; Ch 4: Terrorism in Pursuit of National Liberation; Ch 5: Terrorism in Iran and Afghanistan: The Seeds of the Global Jihad; Ch 6: The Start of the New Middle Eastern Terrorism; Ch 7: Sponsors of Terrorism: Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah; Ch 8: Palestinian Terrorism: From Nationalism to Religious Fundamentalism; Ch 9: The Ascendance of Jewish Messianic Violence; Ch 10: Al Qaeda and Terrorism in Iraq; Notes; Bibliography; Further Reading. Index

✦ Table of Contents

TOC......Page 6
Introduction......Page 7
Ch 1: Defining Terrorism......Page 10
Ch 2: First Seeds of Islamic Terrorism: Egypt and Syria......Page 18
Ch 3: Palestiniam Terrorism: The National Secular Phase......Page 29
Ch 4: Terrorism in Pursuit of National Liberation......Page 38
Ch 5: Terrorism in Iran and Afghanistan: The Seeds of the Global Jihad......Page 49
Ch 6: The Start of the New Middle Eastern Terrorism......Page 58
Ch 7: Sponsors of Terrorism: Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah......Page 66
Ch 8: Palestinian Terrorism: From Nationalism to Religious Fundamentalism......Page 75
Ch 9: The Ascendance of Jewish Messianic Violence......Page 86
Ch 10: Al Qaeda and Terrorism in Iraq......Page 96
Notes......Page 105
Bibliography......Page 110
Further Reading......Page 112
Index......Page 114