While the media report the human face of the tragedies of war, the book The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel (Cambridge University Press, 2025) by Netanel Flamer uncovers Hamas’s carefully constructed infrastructure. FLAMER OFTEN refers to the institutionalization of Hamas in 2007 – a watershed in its evolution from being a ragtag bunch of instigators, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, into a ruling elite of Gaza that had no opposition. His book makes the reader appreciate Israel’s efforts to challenge the almost Stalinist obsession of the Islamists to crush anyone in their path under the fluttering but deceptive banner of “national resistance.” It is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to look deeper at Hamas’s inner workings.
Author: BY COLIN SHINDLER
Published at: 2025-05-10 21:46:27
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