Fundamentalist Islam and Israel: Essays in Interpretation
This book provides an in-depth account and analysis of Islamic fundamentalism today, and how it has an impact on Israel's relations with the Arab and Islamic worlds. In light of recent events, the book is important for the whole Western world, which now confronts revivalist Islam, both in the Middle East and Europe itself, and even in such far-flung fragments of European civilization as the United States and Australia. This book should be of great help for the West in developing a proper...
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This book provides an in-depth account and analysis of Islamic fundamentalism today, and how it has an impact on Israel's relations with the Arab and Islamic worlds. In light of recent events, the book is important for the whole Western world, which now confronts revivalist Islam, both in the Middle East and Europe itself, and even in such far-flung fragments of European civilization as the United States and Australia. This book should be of great help for the West in developing a proper understanding of, and a strategy for dealing with, this movement. Co-published with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.Author Biography: Raphael Israeli is a Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Affairs, as well as Chinese and Eastern Civilization, and currently Chairman of the East Asian Studies Department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
PrefaceIntroduction - Islamic Fundamentalism1Ch. 1The New Wave of Islam9Ch. 2Genes and Environment: The Appeal and Diffusion of Revivalist Islam25Ch. 3The Role of Islam in President Sadat's Thought47Ch. 4The Impact of Islamic Fundamentalism on the Arab-Israeli Conflict63Ch. 5Contemporary Arab Media on Jews, Israel and Zionism73Ch. 6Umm al-Fahm: The Heart of Fundamentalist Islam in Israel95Ch. 7The Charter of Allah: The Platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)123Ch. 8Muslim Minorities under Non-Islamic Rule171Ch. 9Revivalist Islam on Trial187Postscript: The Turmoil that Lies Ahead199Selected Bibliography203Analytical Index205About the Author219
