Arafat's War
Title | Arafat's War PDF eBook |
Author | Efraim Karsh |
Publisher | Open Road + Grove/Atlantic |
Total Pages | 436 |
Release | 2007-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1555846602 |
A noted historian analyzes Yasser Arafat’s role in destabilizing the Middle East in a book praised as “eye-opening and exhaustively researched” (New York Post). Offering the first comprehensive account of the collapse of the most promising peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, historian Efraim Karsh details Arafat’s efforts since the historic Oslo Accords in building an extensive terrorist infrastructure, his failure to disarm the extremist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and the Palestinian Authority’s systematic efforts to indoctrinate hate and contempt for the Israeli people through rumor and religious zealotry. Arafat has irrevocably altered the Middle East’s political landscape, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict will always be Arafat’s war.
Yasir Arafat
Title | Yasir Arafat PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Ferber |
Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | 146 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781562945855 |
A biography of PLO chairman Yasir Arafat that combines the story of his life with that of the Arab-Israli battle over Palestine.
Arafat and Abbas
Title | Arafat and Abbas PDF eBook |
Author | Menachem Klein |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2019-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0197513816 |
This landmark volume presents vivid and intimate portraits of Palestinian Presidents Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas, revealing the impact these different personalities have had on the struggle for national self-determination. Arafat and Abbas lived in Palestine as young children. Uprooted by the 1948 war, they returned in 1994 to serve as the first and second presidents of the Palestinian Authority, the establishment of which has been the Palestine Liberation Organization's greatest step towards self-determination for the Palestinian nation. Both Arafat and Abbas were shaped by earlier careers in the PLO, and each adopted their own controversial leadership methods and decision-making styles. Drawing on primary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English, Klein gives special attention to the lesser known Abbas: his beliefs and his disagreements with Israeli and American counterparts. The book uncovers new details about Abbas' peace talks and US foreign policy towards Palestine, and analyses the political evolution of Hamas and Abbas' succession struggle. Klein also highlights the tension between the ageing leader and his society. Arafat and Abbas offers a comprehensive and balanced account of the Palestinian Authority's achievements and failures over its twenty- five years of existence. What emerges is a Palestinian nationalism that refuses to disappear.
Arafat
Title | Arafat PDF eBook |
Author | Saïd K. Aburish |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 1999-09-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0747544301 |
A biography of the Palestinian leader
State of Failure
Title | State of Failure PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Schanzer |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137365641 |
The biggest obstacle to Palestinian statehood may not be Israel In September 2011, president Mahmoud Abbas stood before the United Nations General Assembly and dramatically announced his intention to achieve recognition of Palestinian statehood. The United States roundly opposed the move then, but two years later, Washington revived dreams for Palestinian statehood through bilateral diplomacy with Israel. But are the Palestinians prepared for the next step? In State of Failure, Middle East expert Jonathan Schanzer argues that the reasons behind Palestine's inertia are far more complex than we realize. Despite broad international support, Palestinian independence is stalling because of internal mismanagement, not necessarily because of Israeli intransigence. Drawing on exclusive sources, the author shows how the PLO under Yasser Arafat was ill prepared for the task of statebuilding. Arafat's successor, Mahmoud Abbas, used President George W. Bush's support to catapult himself into the presidency. But the aging leader, now four years past the end of his elected term, has not only failed to implement much needed reforms but huge sums of international aid continue to be squandered, and the Palestinian people stand to lose everything as a result. Supporters of Palestine and Israel alike will find Schanzer's narrative compelling at this critical juncture in Middle Eastern politics.
Arafat, a Political Biography
Title | Arafat, a Political Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Hart |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 556 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780253327116 |
Yasir Arafat
Title | Yasir Arafat PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Rubin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 395 |
Release | 2005-03-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195181271 |
Chronicles the life of controversial Palestinian political leader Yasir Arafat, describing his early years in Egypt and his decades in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, assessing whether his work for his people has done them more harm than good.