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Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
Available at: http://www.ict.org.il/
Site maintained by the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Under the 'International Terrorism' section choose 'Terrorist Organization Profiles' then 'Hamas'. Offers sections titled: History, Ideology and Strategy, Structure, Leadership, Terrorist Activity, Articles, Documents, Links, Updates, and Attacks.
Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Available at: http://www.hamas.org/
Hamas organization's web site. (Information below large picture)
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Available at: http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp
Offers various news items and reports concerning Israeli foreign affairs with Lebanon, Palestine, etc. Includes an internal search engine.
** For additional internet sites, refer to the General Internet Resources section at the beginning of this bibliography.
Books
Arab-Israeli Conflict and Conciliation: A Documentary History, edited by Bernard Reich. Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1995. 286 p.
Offers copies of documents in chronological order.
Hamas Charter, pp 203-212.
Book call no.: 956.04 A6582
Berberoglu, Berch. Turmoil in the Middle East: Imperialism, War, and Political Instability. Albany, State University of New York Press, 1999. 163 p.
The National Question of the Middle East: The Palestinian and Kurdish Struggle for National Self-Determination, pp 69-94.
Book call no.: 956.04 B484t
Bodansky, Yossef. Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America. Rocklin, CA, Forum, 1999. 439 p.
See index under 'Hamas' for specific references.
Book call no.: 92 B612b
Brogan, Patrick. World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife since 1945. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1998. 682 p.
See index under 'Hamas' for specific references.
Book call no.: 909.82 B866w 1998
Cooley, John K. Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism. Sterling, VA, Pluto Press, 1999. 276 p.
The Contagion Spreads: The Assault on America, pp 215-241.
Book call no.: 958.1045 C774u
Cordesman, Anthony H. Transnational Threats from the Middle East: Crying Wolf or Crying Havoc?. Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College. Strategic Studies Institute, 1999. 231 p.
Especially note 'Major Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups', pp 83-94.
Book call no.: 327.5604 C794t
Davis, Joyce M. Between Jihad and Salaam: Profiles in Islam. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 339 p.
Ibrahim Ghosheh (HAMAS, West Bank and Gaza) - interview, pp 195-218.
Book call no.: 297.092 D262b
Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook 1999. Alexandria, VA, International Strategic Studies Association, 1999. 1760 p.
Israel, pp 724-743.
Palestine: Palestinian National Authority, pp 1120-1128.
Under both 'Israel' and 'Palestine' especially note section one 'History' and section nine 'Insurgency Groups'.
Book call no.: R 355 D313 1999
Drake, C. J. M. Terrorists' Target Selection. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1998. 272 p.
See index under 'Hamas' for specific references.
Book call no.: 303.625 D761t
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, edited by Martha Crenshaw and John Pimlott. Armonk, NY, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 1997. 3 vols.
Palestinian Islamic Fundamentalism, pp 348-353.
Hamas, pp 400-403.
Book call no.: R 303.625 E56 Vol.2
The Future of Terrorism: Violence in the New Millenium, edited by Harvey W. Kushner. London, Sage Publications, 1998. 278 p.
Musa Abu Marzak and the Growing of Hamas, pp 43-45.
MAYA and IAP, pp 45-48.
CAIR and AMC, pp 50-52.
Book call no.: 363.32 F996
Hiro, Dilip. Sharing the Promised Land: A Tale of Israelis and Palestinians. New York, Olive Branch Press, 1999. 372 p.
Islamist Opposition: Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, pp 256-279. See index under 'Hamas' for additional references.
Book call no.: 956.9405 H668s
Hoveyda, Fereydoun. The Broken Crescent: The "Threat" of Militant Islamic Fundamentalism. Westport, CT, Praeger, 1998. 237 p.
The Party of God (includes references to Hamas), pp 93-100.
See index under 'Hamas' for additional references.
Book call no.: 320.55 H846b
International Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Chicago, IL, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. 805 p.
Hamas, pp 415-418.
Book call no.: R 303.625 I612
Jane's Sentinel: Eastern Mediterranean. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2000. 627 p.
Gaza and the West Bank, pp 63-126. Especially note the sections on 'Internal Affairs' and 'Security and Foreign Forces'.
Israel, pp 197-314. Especially note the section on 'Security and Foreign Forces'.
Jordan: External Affairs - Relations with Palestinian National Authority, pp 349-350.
Book call no.: R 956 J33 2000 Feb-Jul
Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 520 p.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad, pp 255-256.
Group Leaders: Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, p 313.
Palestinian/Israeli Violence: Diary of Events, pp 504-506.
Book call no.: R 364.1 J33 1999 May-August
Juergensmeyer, Mark. Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. Los Angeles, University of California Press, 2000. 316 p.
Abdul Aziz Rantisi and Hamas Suicide Missions, pp 69-78.
See index under "Hamas Movement' for additional references.
Book call no.: 291.178331 J93t
Karawan, Ibrahim A. The Islamist Impasse. London, Oxford University Press for International Institute for Strategic Studies, November 1997. 80 p.
Book call no.: 909.82 I61a no.314
Kushner, Harvey W. Terrorism in America: A Structured Approach to Understanding the Terrorist Threat. Springfield, IL, Charles C. Thomas, 1998. 218 p.
The Islamic Resistance Movement, pp 19-20.
Hamas, pp 38-40.
Book call no.: 364.1 K97t
Laffin, John. The World in Conflict: War Annual 8. Washington, Brassey's, 1997. 198 p.
Israel: West Bank and Gaza, pp 129-138.
Book call no.: R 355.00904 W2532 v.8 1997
Laqueur, Walter. The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction. New York, Oxford University Press, 1999. 312 p.
Hamas, pp 138-143.
Book call no.: 363.32 L317n
Lesser, Ian O. and others. Countering the New Terrorism. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 1999. 153 p.
Middle Eastern Terrorism, pp 56-67.
Book call no.: 303.625 C855
Mawsilili, Ahmad. Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1999. 401 p.
Hamas, pp 76-77.
Israel, pp 141-143.
Book call no.: 297.09 M462h
The Middle East and North Africa 1998. 44th ed. London, Europa Publications Limited, 1997. 1136 p.
Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa, by George Joffe, pp 10-17.
Book call no.: 915.6 M627 44th ed. 1998
The Middle East and North Africa 2000. 46th ed. London, Europa Publications Limited, 1999. 1228 p.
Arab-Israeli Relations 1967-99, pp 19-87.
Israel: History, pp 607-637.
Emerging Palestinian Autonomous Areas: Recent History, pp 666-670.
Book call no.: R 915.6 M627 46th ed. 2000
Mishal, Shaul and Sela, Avraham. The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence. New York, Columbia University Press, 2000. 244 p.
Book call no.: 956.053 M678p
Moussalli, Ahmad S. Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism. Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 1999. 249 p.
See index under 'Hamas' for specific references.
Book call no.: 297.272 M462m
Nusse, Andrea. Muslim Palestine: The Ideology of Hamas. Amsterdam, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998. 190 p.
Book call no.: 320.55 N496m
O'Ballance, Edgar. Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism, 1979-1995: The Iranian Connection. New York, New York University Press, 1997. 228 p.
Hamas, pp 166-182.
Book call no.: 955.054 O12i
Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1999. Washington, U.S. Dept of State, April 2000. 107 p.
Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, pp 27-30.
HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement), pp 73-74.
Also available online at: http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/1999report/1999index.html
Book call no.: R 303.625 P316 1999
Rubin, Barry M. The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1999. 288 p.
Book call no.: 321.09095695 R896t
Russell, Malcolm B. The Middle East and South Asia 1999. 33rd ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 1999. 257 p.
Palestine National Authority, pp 182-191 (especially note 187-190).
Book call no.: R 915 C635m 33rd ed 1999
Shlaim, Avi. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World. New York, W. W. Norton, 2000. 670 p.
See index under 'Hamas' for specific references.
Book call no.: 956.04 S558i
Spokesmen for the Despised: Fundamentalist Leaders of the Middle East, edited by R. Scott Appleby. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1997. 429 p.
Shaykh Ahmad Yasin and the Origins of Hamas, pp 225-256.
Book call no.: 291.610956 S762
White, Jonathan R. Terrorism: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998. 321 p.
The PLO, the Intifada, and Hamas, pp 122-134 (especially note pages 131-134).
Book call no.: 363.32 W585t 1998
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. Hamas and Hizbollah: The Radical Challenge to Israel in the Occupied Territories, by Stephen C. Pelletiere. Carlisle Barracks, PA, November 1994. 63 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-559
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Hamas: The Organization, Goals, and Tactics of a Militant Palestinian Organization, by James P. Wootten. Washington, August 1993. 8 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.93-511 F (rev)
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Terrorism: Middle Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 1999, by Kenneth Katzman. Washington, GPO, August 1999. 37 p.
Hamas and Palestinian Jihad, pp 7-9.
Shaykh Ahmad Yassin, p 10.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.99-RL30277
Young, Bryon J. Terrorism: Analyzing the Threat. Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 1998. 23 p.
Hamas, pp 12-13.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 Y68t
700 Kilos of Explosives Found in Hamas Bomb Factory. Counterterrorism & Security Reports 7, no.1:12 January-February 1998. Ahmad Yusuf: "Hamas Is a Charitable Organization". Middle East Quarterly 5:69-81 March 1998. Amayreh, Khalid. Who Killed Sharif? Middle East International No.572:6-8 April 10, 1998. Amayreh, Khalid. Yasin's Middle East Tour. Middle East International No.576:6-7 June 5, 1998. Amayreh, Khalid M. Bloody Thursday. Middle East International No.620:10 March 10, 2000. Amayreh, Khalid M. Hamas Says No (to participating in Palestinian election). Middle East International No.515:8-9 December 15, 1995. Amayreh, Khalid M. Olive Branch for Hamas. Middle East International No.518:6 February 2, 1996. Contreras, Joseph. Return of the Sheik. Newsweek 130:39 October 20, 1997. Emerson, Steven. Friends of Hamas in the White House. Wall Street Journal, sec A, p 14, col 3, March 13, 1996. Emerson, Steven. Islamic Militants on the Lecture Circuit in the United States. Journal of Counterterrorism & Security International 5:14-17 Summer 1998. Emerson, Steven. The Tucson Connection. Journal of Counterterrorism & Security International 5:22 Fall 1998. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports. Greenberg, Joel. Freed Hamas Leader Suggests Terms for Truce. New York Times, sec A, p 6, col 4, October 8, 1997. Hamas' Leader Sheikh Yassin Renews Iran's Financial Support. Middle East Monitor 28:37 May 1998. Hiro, Dilip. The Rise of Hamas. Middle East International. Interview: Ismail Abu Shanab (founding member and current leader of Hamas). Middle East Policy 6:116-120 June 1998. Interview with Mousa Abu Marzook (member of Hamas). Middle East Policy 5:113-128 May 1997. Israel: Hamas Threatens Worldwide Attacks Against Jewish Targets. Pinkerton Risk Assessment Services Weekly 1998 15, no.14:3 April 3, 1998. Israel/ Palestine. Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services 2000. Kay, Shahar. Suicide and Martyrdom in Islam: Reality Versus Religious Orgins -- How Hizballah and Hamas Confront Martyrdom Acts in the Present Time. Journal of Counterterrorism & Security International 6, no.2:50-53+ 1999. Khouri, Rami. What Hamas Thinks. New Perspectives Quarterly 14:43-45 Fall 1997. Kifner, John. Alms and Arms: Tactics in a Holy War: Roots of Terror, A Special Report. New York Times, sec A, p 1+, March 15, 1996. Klein, Menachem. Competing Brothers: The Web of Hamas-PLO Relations. Terrorism and Political Violence 8:111-132 Summer 1996. Kristianasen, Wendy. Challenge and Counterchallenge: Hamas's Response to Oslo. Journal of Palestine Studies 28:19-36 Spring 1999. Litvak, Meir. The Islamization of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: The Case of Hamas. Middle Eastern Studies 34:148-163 January 1998. Meyr, Eitan. Israel, Hamas May Clash over Kidnapping. Jane's Intelligence Review 12:28-30 February 2000. Peterson, Scott. Missing in Israel Poll: Hamas. Christian Science Monitor, p 1, May 17, 1999. Robinson, Glenn E. Authoritarianism with a Palestinian Face. Current History 97:13-18 January 1998. Schmemann, Serge. The Harsh Logic of Assassination. New York Times, sec 4, p 1, col 5, October 12, 1997. Shikaki, Khalil. Peace Now or Hamas Later. Foreign Affairs 77:29-43 July-August 1998. Skulnik, Gary. The Chicago Forfeiture Case: Implications for Counterterrorism. Journal of Counterterrorism & Security International 5:25-29 Summer 1998. Usher, Graham. Arafat Suspicious of Hamas-Jordan Links. Middle East International No.561:3-4 October 24, 1997. Usher, Graham. The Muhi al-Din Sharif Affair Rumbles On. Middle East International No.573:3-4 April 24, 1998. What Arafat Can and Can't Do (about Hamas). Economist 344:37-38 August 9, 1997. Whine, Michael. Cyberspace -- A New Medium for Communication, Command, and Control by Extremists. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 22:231-245 July-September 1999. Zanini, Michele. Middle Eastern Terrorism and Netwar. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 22:247-256 July-September 1999.
Especially note pages 75-81.
Hamas and Israeli troops in the town of Taiba.
Hamas opens an official party office in Gaza.
Discusses Ahmed Yassin's return to Gaza City. Yassin is co-founder and spiritual leader of Hamas.
Discusses the ties between the American Muslim Council which is supported by the President and AMC's ties to Hamas.
Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the World Trade Center bombing all have connections to Tucson.
For up-to-date information on Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), check the FBIS online database. Numerous articles are available for 1999 and 2000. (FBIS is a subscription service available in-house at the Air University Library).
Part One: Israel's Nemesis. No.562:17-18 November 7, 1997.
Part Two: In the Driving Seat. No.563:19-20 November 21, 1997.
Bomb Maker Dies in Blast. 17:8 February 18, 2000.
Hamas Terrorists Arrested. 17:8 February 25, 2000.
Terrorism Casualties Down but Israelis See Continuing Threat (Hamas). 17:8 April 7, 2000.
Interview with Khaled Meshaal, leader of Hamas.
Available in print and on ProQuest CD-Rom #GPO98-03-05.
An in-depth report on Hamas covering more than two full pages and including pictures and information on the leaders, foreign support, roots, and current situations.
Discusses Hamas since 1998 and the changes occurring within Hamas.
Concerns the Palestinian Authority but refers throughout to Hamas' relationship to it.
Discusses why the attempted assassination of Meshal by Mossad was an 'operation mounted in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and against the wrong target'.
Discusses a civil forfeiture case that produced a money trail to Hamas.
Discusses the problems between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas since the death of Sharif, one of Hamas' leaders.
'If Arafat tries to destroy Hamas his own movement will split asunder'.
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