Islamic politics in Palestine
By: Beverley Milton-Edwards.
Series: Library of modern Middle East studies ;; 10
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Islam and politics -- West Bank.; Islam and politics -- Gaza Strip.; Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
Description: Palestinian Islamists are regularly in the headlines these days, mainly for their violent attempts to undermine the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. What motivates the Islamists? How did they become such a powerful force?

Drawing on up-to-the-minute research, including extensive interviews with Palestinian and Jordanian Islamists, this book provides some startling answers, challenging prevailing ideas about Islamic resurgence and offering a unique insight into the origins, organization and ideological outlook of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the two major Islamist organizations involved in the current wave of violence.
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 241-247) and index.