The Palestinian Intifada

by Edgar O'Ballance

Book Overview

A fascinating account of the Intifada (struggle) by Palestinians in the Occupied Territories against Israeli governments, the first part of which was a mass civil disobedience movement of 'stone against bullets', which Israeli security forces contained only with great difficulty, resorting to doubtful methods that included detention without trial, kidnapping and assassinations. Criticized by human rights organisations and the United Nations, Palestinians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349261084
• ISBN13: 9781349261086
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"