THE RIGHTEOUS EXECUTIONERS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF JEWISH TERRORISTS OF THE 1940S AND PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS OF THE 1970S.
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Title
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THE RIGHTEOUS EXECUTIONERS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF JEWISH TERRORISTS OF THE 1940S AND PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS OF THE 1970S.
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Identifier
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AAI8014981
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identifier
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8014981
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Creator
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RAYFIELD, GORDON ELLIOTT.
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Date
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1980
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General
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Abstract
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This study compares the role of terrorism in the historical conflict over Palestine. It begins with a brief history and survey of the literature of terrorism, in search of concepts, distinctions and approaches which are of use in this inquiry.;After a brief discussion of the political landscape in the critical year of 1939, the study examines the development of various Zionist groups which employed terrorism in Palestine during the 1940s, and looks at the conditions in which they operated, their goals, strategies and tactics. This is followed by a detailed account of the Jewish Revolt against British rule from 1944 to 1947, and the defense of Israel against the Arabs during 1947 and 1948, highlighting major operations and important events such as the bombing of the King David Hotel, the assault on Acre Fortress, and the battle of Dir Yasin.;The next topic is the political landscape in the year 1959, and the development of various Palestinian groups which employed terrorism during the 1970s. Here again the focus is on the conditions in which these groups operated, their goals, strategies and tactics. This leads to a second detailed narrative tracing the Palestinian Resistance through the 1970s, highlighting such episodes as the war in Jordan, the assault on the Munich Olympics, and the skyjacking to Entebbe.;The final chapters are concerned with the construction of a theoretical framework within which these case studies of terorism, and others, can be analyzed. This framework is employed in an historical and strategic comparison of the Zionist and Palestinian movements, their leaders, doctrines, successes, failures and prospects. The study concludes with a discussion of the relationship between terrorist strategy and political morality, and the meaning of that relationship for democracies.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Political Science
