Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East - Brossura

Shay, Shaul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1845197364 ISBN 13: 9781845197360

Casa editrice: Sussex Academic Pr, 2015

Riassunto

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, William Higgins and "Iran gate" abductions. The "Nahshon Waxman" affair -- the Israeli soldier abducted and murdered by HAMAS in 1994 -- is presented as a case study in understanding the four major phases of an abduction -- preparation and planning; carrying out the abduction; negotiations; and the rescue attempt. Terrorist organisations use abduction as a tool for promotion of their and their patrons' interests. Examination of Middle East abductions, and the relations/correlations between Islamic terrorist organisations and Iran, demonstrates Iran's role as a terror supporting state, and the promotion of Iranian interests by its terrorist surrogates. The research examines the challenge posed by terrorist organisations for countries whose citizens have been abducted and the answers to that challenge, and provides theoretical classifications of the terror phenomenon in general and abductions/beheadings in particular.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Shaul Shay is a senior research fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism. He is the author ofThe “Axis of Evil”: Iran, Hizballah and Palestinian Terror; The Shahids, Islam and the Suicide Attacks; andThe Terror Triangle of the Red Sea: Yemen, Sudan and Somalia; and the coauthor ofThe Globalization of Terror.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Sussex Academic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1845197364
• ISBN 13: 9781845197360
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 197