Hamas: The Quest for Power

by Stephen Farrell and Beverley Milton-Edwards

Declared a terrorist menace yet voted into government in a free election, Hamas then used its Gaza power base to launch cross-border attacks that scorched Israel and transformed the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. How did a small Palestinian offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood grow to challenge long-established rivals such as the PLO? Who supports Hamas and what is its agenda? How powerful has it become and how strong will it remain?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509564926
• ISBN13: 9781509564927
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 340 Pages