Islamic terror abductions in the Middle East /

"This book investigates abductions, hostage taking, beheadings, and global jihad influences in four theatres in the Middle East over the last 25 years (1980-2005) Israel (as a part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. It includes discussion of the William Buckley, Will...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shay, Shaul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brighton ; Portland : Sussex Academic Press, 2007.
Temas:
Terrorism > Middle East.
Kidnapping > Middle East.
Kidnapping.
Terrorism.
Terrorism > Mellanöstern.
Kidnappningar > Mellanöstern.
Middle East.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Terror and abductions : western vulnerability and dilemma
  • Defining terror
  • Defining abduction
  • Abductions : an "act of war" or a "criminal act"?
  • State intervention in abduction and bargaining incidents
  • Abductions in the Palestinian arena and the Nachshon Wachsman affair
  • Abductions and bargaining incidents in the Israeli/Palestinian confrontation
  • The Hamas movement : ideological, operational, characteristics
  • Abductions and attempted abductions by the Hamas
  • The abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman
  • The main characteristics of Hamas abductions
  • The Hizballah and abductions in the Lebanese arena
  • Iran and its use of terror
  • Exporting the Iranian revolution
  • Iranian intelligence and terror agencies
  • The Iranian terror system
  • The Hizballah Organization
  • Links between Iran and the Hamas
  • Hizballah abductions against Israel
  • Israel's policy regarding captives and hostages
  • The abduction of foreign hostages in Lebanon
  • Imad Muraniya and the attack mechanism
  • The kidnapping of foreign nationals
  • Abductions in the Iraqi arena
  • Hostage-taking and decapitations, 2003-2005
  • The Islamic tradition of decapitation
  • Justification through religious doctrine
  • Abductions in Yemen
  • Yemen and Islamic terror
  • The abduction of foreign residents
  • The arrest of the "British" terror network in Yemen (December 23, 1998)
  • The confrontation arenas, western governments' policy, and crimes against humanity by offending states and organizations
  • The Israeli-Palestinian confrontation arena
  • The Lebanese arena
  • Yemen
  • The Iraqi arena
  • Points of emphasis and lessons to be drawn
  • Epilogue : abduction of Israeli soldiers and civilians (June and July 2006)
  • The Hamas government, Abu Mazen and kidnapping
  • Abductions by Hizballah in the Zar'it sector
  • Al Qaida claims responsibility for the murder of the Egyptian Ambassador in Iraq.

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