Digital Jihad : Palestinian resistance in the digital era / Erik Skare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skare, Erik, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jihad--Computer network resources.

Jihad.

Computer network resources.

Physical Description:

xvii, 220 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

A new and innovative form of dissent has emerged in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestine Dubbed "electronic jihad", this approach has seen organized groups of Palestinian hackers make international headlines by breaching the security of such sites as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, AVG, Avira, Whatsapp, and BitDefender. Through initially confined to small clandestine groups, "hacktivism" is now increasingly being adopted by militant Palestinian parties, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who have gone so far as to incorporate hackers into their armed brigades. Digital Jihad is the first book to explore this rapidly evolving and little understood aspect of the Palestinian resistance movement. Drawing on extensive interviews with hackers and other activists, it provides a unique and fascinating new perspective on the Palestinian struggle. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Heading for the Military-Digital Complex

1 The resistance develops 13

2 The shahid and the normalization of occupation 23

3 A digital fortress: The Israeli military-digital complex 31

4 The istishhadi and the emergence of Palestinian electronic jihad 51

Part II Palestine 2.0 and the New Cyber-Warriors

5 Gaza Hacker Team: Electronic jihadists and script kiddies 65

6 From the nation to the umma 87

7 Islamic Jihad and Hamas: The Palestinian cyber-brigades 111

8 Does matter really matter? Palestinian ambivalence about electronic jihad 131

Part III When the Guns Fall Silent

9 A continuation of the armed struggle? 149

10 Final thoughts 167.

ISBN:

9781783607853

1783607858

9781783607846

178360784X

OCLC:

962321353