Hamas: A History from Within

Revised and updated edition/"... a key resource in English for any serious assessment of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)/One must understand Hamas in order to understand the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamas: A History from Within provides an unrivaled account of Hamas's history, structure, and objectives, largely in its own words. A grassroots organization that commands wide respect among Palestinians for its incorruptibility, Hamas is divided into two main sections: one is responsible for establishing schools, hospitals, and religious institutions; the other for military action and terror attacks carried out by its armed underground wing the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Tamimi's longtime relationships and extensive interviews with Hamas's leading members allow him to create a more intimate portrait of Hamas, in its own words and from its own members, than has yet been available in English.