1st Edition

Jihad in Palestine Political Islam and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Shaul Bartal Copyright 2016
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

324 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The 21st century exists in the shadow of the return of extremist Islam to the center of the world’s political stage, a process that began at the end of the previous century. While researchers have focused on the rise of Hamas, this return has in fact manifested itself in a range of independent Islamic extremist groups with their own philosophies. Jihad in Palestine provides a... Read more
Introduction Part I: The Jihad Way in Palestine 1 Virtues of the Shahid and Holy Death 2 Factions of the Muslim Brotherhood 3 Islam and Palestine: The Philosophy of the Islamic Jihad 4 Al-Jamia Al-Islamiya 5 Hizb At-Tahrir Al-Islami Arises Part II: Studies of Jihad Philosophy 6 Negotiations from the Islamic Point of View 7 The Struggle Over the Al-Aqsa Mosque Afterword

Biography

Shaul Bartal served extensively in various security capacities in the West Bank. He is a Lecturer on Palestinian Affairs at Bar-Ilan University.