Hamas in the Middle East: A Closer Look

by Samuel J. Wilkes

Overview

This new book examines Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist military and sociopolitical movement that grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood. The United States, Israel, the European Union and Canada consider Hamas a terrorist organization because of its violent resistance to what it deems Israeli occupation of historic Palestine, as well as its rejection of the off-and-on peace process involving Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since the early 1990s. Hamas receives assistance and training from Iran, Syri and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, and is often discussed alongside other groups in the region that engage in militant and terrorist activities to achieve their ends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613240694
Publisher:	Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Series:	Politics and Economics of the Middle East Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)