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Hamas - hämäsˈ [Arab.,=zeal], Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization established in 1987 during the Intifada. An offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas operates mosques, schools, clinics, and social programs but is best known in the West for its military wing, which has carried out

16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Hamas

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The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence » Read Now
by Shaul Mishal, Avraham Sela. 240 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Since it emerged as a challenger to the PLO during the Palestinian Intifada, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) has been associated in the public mind with terror and violence. Now two Israeli experts show that, contrary to its image, Hamas is essentially a social and political movement...
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Since it emerged as a challenger to the PLO during the Palestinian Intifada, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) has been associated in the public mind with terror and violence. Now two Israeli experts show that, contrary to its image, Hamas is essentially a social and political movement, providing extensive community services and responding constantly to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. The authors lift the veil on Hamas's strategic decision-making methods at each of the crucial crossroads it has confronted: the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO, the Oslo accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, and the dilemmas surrounding the choice between absolute Jihad against Israel versus the option of controlled violence.
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Muslim Palestine: The Ideology of Hamas » Read Now
by Andrea Nusse. 190 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Using first hand source material exclusively in Arabic which has never before been systematically explored, this book provides a rare case-study of fundamentalist thought.
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Confronting Hamas, in The National Interest » Read Now
by Steven Simon, Jonathan Stevenson. 10 pgs.

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...Confronting Hamas. by Steven Simon , Jonathan...member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas detonated himself aboard a Jerusalem bus...the cease-fire lasted less than...
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The Islamic Fundamentalist Movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in Middle East Policy (Includes "The Unleashing of Hamas") » Read Now
by Michel Jubran, Laura Drake. 15 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Fatahs idealism. THE UNLEASHING OF HAMAS By general consensus, the numerous military...called the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). This move reflected the sheikhs...
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The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? ("Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine" begins on p. 280) » Read Now
by John L. Esposito. 328 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Are Islam and the West on a collision course? From the Ayatollah Khomeini to Saddam Hussein, the image of Islam as a militant, expansionist, and rabidly anti-American religion has gripped the minds of Western governments and media. But these perceptions, John L. Esposito writes, stem from a long...
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Are Islam and the West on a collision course? From the Ayatollah Khomeini to Saddam Hussein, the image of Islam as a militant, expansionist, and rabidly anti-American religion has gripped the minds of Western governments and media. But these perceptions, John L. Esposito writes, stem from a long history of mutual distrust, criticism, and condemnation, and are far too simplistic to help us understand one of the most important political issues of our time. In this new edition of The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?, Esposito places the challenge of Islam in critical perspective. Exploring the vitality of this religion as a global force and the history of its relations with the West, Esposito demonstrates the diversity of the Islamic resurgence--and the mistakes our analysts make in assuming a hostile, monolithic Islam. This third edition has been expanded to include new material on current affairs in Turkey, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Southeast Asia, as well as a discussion of international terrorism.
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Arab-Israeli Conflict and Conciliation: A Documentary History » Read Now
by Bernard Reich. 281 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This up-to-date collection of documents, essential for understanding the evolution of the conflict and efforts to resolve it, avoids presenting one perspective or another. A brief introductory essay, chronology of major events and developments, short introductions with the more than 100 documents...
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This up-to-date collection of documents, essential for understanding the evolution of the conflict and efforts to resolve it, avoids presenting one perspective or another. A brief introductory essay, chronology of major events and developments, short introductions with the more than 100 documents arranged chronologically, selected bibliography, and index make this short historical record an easy-to-use research tool for broad interdisciplinary text use and for reference in college, university, institutional, and public libraries.
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The PLO Rivalry with Hamas: The Challenge of Peace, Democratization and Islamic Radicalism, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Mahmood Monshipouri. 22 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...THE PLO RIVALRY WITH HAMAS: THE CHALLENGE OF PEACE, DEMOCRATIZATION...Islamiyya, more popularly known as Hamas (Arabic for "zeal," "bravery" or "ardor...behind Arafat on...
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Perilous Prospects: The Peace Process and the Arab-Israeli Military Balance ("The Role of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad" begins on p. 110) » Read Now
by Anthony H. Cordesman. 320 pgs.

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Anthony Cordesman provides an account of the military and security concerns arising out of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin.
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Structural Flaws in the Middle East Peace Process: Historical Contexts (Chap. 11 "Between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority: Islamic Movements and 'Development in the Gaza Strip'") » Read Now
by J. W. Wright. 228 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Negotiations between Israel and the Arab states have continued in several forms for over a decade, through three Israeli administrations, the death of a King in Jordan, and through countless riots and incidences of protest by Palestinians and Jews. The agreements that have been reached, and some...
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Negotiations between Israel and the Arab states have continued in several forms for over a decade, through three Israeli administrations, the death of a King in Jordan, and through countless riots and incidences of protest by Palestinians and Jews. The agreements that have been reached, and some situations established by defacto rule and force majure, have created possibly irreversible economic and political structures. This collection presents a debate among eminent scholars and public officials over the power these structures engender in the region.
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Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising against Israeli Occupation (Chap. 12 "The Islamic Resistance Movement in the Palestinian Uprising") » Read Now
by Zachary Lockman, Joel Beinin. 423 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Israeli effort to split their ranks and weaken the PLO, in this period the Israeli authorities and media also began to focus on Hamas, the Arabic acronym of the Islamic...
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Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics (Discussion of Hamas begins on p. 95) » Read Now
by John Kelsay. 150 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

This book explores questions regarding the justice of war and addresses the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. Focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Saddam Hussein, Kelsay provides an overview of the Islamic tradition...
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This book explores questions regarding the justice of war and addresses the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. Focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Saddam Hussein, Kelsay provides an overview of the Islamic tradition regarding war and peace, and investigates the notion of religion as a just cause for war.
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Legacy of the Prophet: Despots, Democrats, and the New Politics of Islam (Chap. 4 "God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism") » Read Now
by Anthony Shadid. 336 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Legacy of the Prophet Legacy of the Prophet Despots, Democrats, and the New Politics of Islam Anthony Shadid Westview A Member of the Perseus Books Group All...
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Israel Created Two of Its Own Worst Enemies-Hamas and Hezbollah, in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs » Read Now
by Donald Neff. 2 pgs.

...Israel Created Two of Its Own Worst Enemies-Hamas and Hezbollah. by Donald Neff The...militant Islamic foes, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the occupied territories...
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Send Me Your Money: Controlling International Terrorism by Restricting Fundraising in the United States, in Houston Journal of International Law » Read Now
by Jacqueline Benson. 46 pgs.

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...study reported that the Palestinian group HAMAS, the radical Jewish groups Kach and Kahane...areas in the Mid-East where we could show Hamas received an even expenditure of...
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Interview: Ismail Abu Shanab, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Roger Gaess. 5 pgs.

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...founding member and a current leader of Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement. The...been the status of relations between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority over...
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Interview with Mousa Abu Marzook, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Anne Joyce. 16 pgs.

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...Mohammed Abu Marzook is the head of the Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) political...purportedly carried out by the military wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassem...