Description
Book SynopsisSuicide terror has become a fundamental strategic weapon in the confrontation between Fundamentalist Islam and its adversaries and now constitutes a threat to world welfare and security. The Shahids proposes that the nature of this terror changed after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. In this first book to be published on the subject, the author offers both an interpretation and an overall picture of a worldwide phenomenon that is not yet fully recognized, even in Israel, which remains a central arena for the perpetration of suicide attacks by terror organizations.
The Shahids analyzes the general phenomenon of Islamic suicide attacks, and provides the reader with tools, comparative analyses, and comprehensive information enabling enlightened examination about suicide attacks worldwide. After a review of the historical development of the religious and ideological values legitimating suicide attacks, the volume explores the ways in which
Table of Contents
Glossary of Terms, Foreword, Introduction, 1. Definitions and a Historical Review of the Phenomenon of Suicide Attacks, 2. Suicide Attacks in the Modern Era—The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 3. Suicide Attacks in the Modern Era—Throughout the World, 4. Summary, Appendices, Appendix A: Development of Islamic Suicide Attacks, Appendix B: Trends in the Development of Terror, Appendix C: A List of Suicide Attacks, October 2000-December 2003, Index
