| Description |
viii, 197 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-184) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Middle East.
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Kidnapping -- Middle East.
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| ISBN |
9781845191672 (alk. paper) |
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1845191676 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2503635 |
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AU@ 000041178831 |
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