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Zusatztext 'Israel and Hezbollah is such an insightful book that one is reluctant to point out any shortcomings. Undoubtedly, this excellent volume must be considered a key reference for historical points underlying the Israel–Hezbollah conflict and a prerequisite for Middle East studies, encouraging more studies that address the underlying causes of this conflict.' - Fatemeh Shayan, International Affairs, Vol. 88, 1, 2012 Informationen zum Autor Clive Jones is Professor of Middle East Studies and International Politics in the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds, UK. His books include Soviet Jewish Aliyah 1989-92 (1996), Israel: Challenges to democracy, identity and the state (with Emma Murphy, 2002), and The al-Aqsa Intifada: between terrorism and civil war (co-editor, 2005). Sergio Catignani is Lecturer in Security and Strategic Studies at the Department of International Relations, University of Sussex. He is the author of Israeli Counter Insurgency and the Intifadas: dilemmas of a conventional army (2008). Klappentext Examines the local and international dynamics and strategies that have come to define the often violent relationship between Israel and Lebanon. Zusammenfassung This book examines the local and international dynamics and strategies that have come to define the often violent relationship between Israel and Lebanon. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Clive Jones 2. From Benign to Malign: Israeli-Lebanese Relations, 1948-1978 Laurie Eisenberg 3. From the Litani to Beirut: Israel’s Invasions of Lebanon, 1978-1985: Causes and Consequences Asher Kaufman 4. The Emergence of Hizb’allah and the Beginnings of Resistance, 1982-1985 Hussein Sirriyeh 5. Hizbollah: From Terror to Resistance: Towards a National Defense Strategy Daniel Sobelman 6. Israeli Counter-Insurgency Strategy and the Quest for Security in the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict Arena Sergio Catignani 7. ‘A Reach Greater than the Grasp’: Israeli Intelligence and the Conflict in South Lebanon 1990-2000 Clive Jones 8. The Pragmatic and the Radical: Syria and Iran and War by Proxy Hassan A. Barari and Hani Aku Rsheida 9. Forever at the crossroads: Hizb’allah’s combined strategies of Accommodation and Resistance Mats Wärn 10. The Hubris of Initial Victory: The IDF and the Second Lebanon War Uri Bar-Joseph 11. Conclusion Sergio Catignani ...
