The Palestinian Intifada [Paperback]

A fascinating account of the Intifada (struggle) by Palestinians in the Occupied Territories against Israeli governments, the first part of which was a mass civil disobedience movement of 'stone against bullets', which Israeli security forces contained only with great difficulty, resorting to doubtful methods that included detention without trial, kidnapping and assassinations. Criticized by human rights organisations and the United Nations, Palestinians and the Iranian-supported Hezbollah operated suicide-bombers, and some Palestinians resumed terrorist activity. America intervened sponsoring a comprehensive Middle East peace process in which Israelis dragged their feet, at the same time expanding Jewish settlements on illegal territory. Eventually Arafat became President of the self-ruled Palestine National Authority.Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Chronology - Maps - Palestinian Resistance - The Intifada (December 1987-July 1988) - An Independent Palestine - The Third Year: 1990 - Conflicting Plans: 1991 - Negative Peace Talks: 1992 - The Faltering Intifada - The Oslo Accords - The Palestine National Authority - Assassinations and Suicide-bombings - Operation Grapes of Wrath - The Hebron Agreement - Retrospect and Prospect - Appendices - Bibliography - IndexEdgar O'Ballance is a freelance journalist and author who has covered over 20 wars and insurgencies.