The transforming fire : the rise of the Israel-Islamist conflict / Jonathan Spyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spyer, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Islamic fundamentalism--Israel.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : Continuum, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For a time, the Arab-Israeli conflict seemed a fight over real-estate and recognition, but in recent years it has transformed into an existential battle between Israel and radical Islamism. Today, Israel faces a rising force that is committed to its demise. Spyer, who served as a special advisor on international affairs to Israeli Cabinet ministers, provides a vivid account of what can now be called the Israel-Islamist conflict, outlining the issues at stake and gauging each side's relative strengths and weaknesses. Israel faces not one united Islamist movement, but an array of states and orga

Contents:

"Not all of us will be coming back"

History's resurrection

Muqawama : Islamism's rise

A new Jerusalem

The Middle East cold war

Conversations in the season of remembrance

Broken borders

A grave missed opportunity

The verdict of Deir Mimas

The transforming fire.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-94788-5

9786612947889

1-4411-1181-6

OCLC:

699475270