Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement

by Zaki Chehab

Book Overview

The radical Islamist movement Hamas shocked the world when it won a landslide election victory in January 2006 in the Palestinian occupied territories. One of the few journalists not to be surprised... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156025968X
• ISBN13: 9781560259688
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Nation Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Definitely inside

This is the first inside account of the Hamas movement I have encountered. The author's access to the characters and personalities in this movement was truly amazing. It is truly intriguing to discover how much animosity there is between the PLO and Hamas. Forget what the newspapers and other media outlets say about Hamas. If you want a truly engrossing but accurate portrayal of this movement, this is a must read.

a good overview of Hamas

I thought this was a good, unbiased overview of Hamas. It provides an overall look at the different players, the history of Hamas, motivations of Hamas leaders and martyrs, and also an interesting discussion of Hamas' relationship to Al Qaeda (while Hamas is often lumped together with Al Qaeda in the western media, the fact is that they are 2 separate organizations that differ in their purpose. Chekab concludes that Al Qaeda is actually a threat to the Palestinian cause of statehood).