War, Peace and Terror in the Middle East
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: August 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780714655314
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Middle East - General; History - General History; History; History: World; Middle East; Peace; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Political Science / International Security; 1993-; Arab-Israeli conflict; Terrorism
First sentence: When town after town on the West Bank and Gaza passed into Palestinian Authority (PA) hands following the Oslo II Agreement (1995) that was designed to facilitate the transition from Israeli occupation to Palestinian self-rule, Yasser Arafat, president of the PA, began to manifest some surprising traits in his statesmanship.