Israel-Palestine: A Guerrilla Conflict in International Politics

by Eliezer Ben-Rafael

Overview

This analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict offers a wide-ranging theoretical framework to approach various aspects of terrorism, guerilla and antiguerilla warfare, the peace process, and other complex issues. The distinction between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that of the Jewish State and its neighbors has been neglected in past writings. The author suggests that this distinction is the key to understanding not only the extent of international support obtained by the PLO, but the setbacks and the ability to withstand them, that are characteristic of Israel's position. Shofar

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313255533
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/13/1987
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #161
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

ELIEZER BEN-RAFAEL is Senior Lecturer and Chairman of the Department of Sociology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Table of Contents

Theory and Background
Guerilla Conflict: The Theory and Its Implications
The Historical Background
In the Field
Israeli Policy Toward the Territories and Their Inhabitants
The Antiguerilla Military Alignment
Palestinian Politics Under Israeli Occupation
Direct Action
The International Scene
Blessings
Curses
Perspectives
What Now?
Among Other Conflicts
Appendixes: PLO Actions with Casualties in Israel and the Administered Territories; PLO and PLO-Linked Actions Abroad
Bibliography
Index