Drawing a Line in the Sea
Beschreibung:
The deadly May 31, 2010 Gaza flotilla incident has been misunderstood. This book explores the incident in more detail than mainstream media coverage has allowed-explaining the background, key players, and the incident itself-enriched by the authors having had unique access to senior Israeli officials in the immediate aftermath of the event. The incident is a microcosm of the struggle between terrorism and democratic societies, and raises a number of legal, ethical, and strategic political issues in the contemporary Middle East. Chapters address the political and military scenario preceding the incident, key state and non-state actors involved, military and ethical dimensions of the operation, and the aftermath in the media and politics. The book provides thoughtful and readable analysis that is useful to policy makers and to the general public, and draws some important conclusions for the continuing conflict between democratic states and terrorists and their sponsors.
The book explores the background of the incident, key players involved, the military operation itself, and the aftermath in the media and international relations. The book focuses on the threat that non-state actors can pose to the security of democratic nations.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Understanding the Gaza Flotilla IncidentPart 2 Part 1: The ScenarioChapter 3 Chapter 2. Ethnic and Religious Dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian StruggleChapter 4 Chapter 3. Why There? The Origin, Evolution, and Historical Significanceof the Gaza StripChapter 5 Chapter 4. Iran and Weapons Proliferation in Lebanon and GazaChapter 6 Chapter 5. Ethical Considerations and Israeli Policy towards the PalestiniansPart 7 Part 2: The PlayersChapter 8 Chapter 6. Islamic Resurgence in Turkey: The Mavi Marmara Incident as its StatementChapter 9 Chapter 7. Hamas - Ideology, Elections, and Governance in GazaChapter 10 Chapter 8. Charity Begins (and Ends?) at Home: The Nexus between Islamic Social Welfare and the Funding of TerrorismChapter 11 Chapter 9. RMA's, Hybrid Wars, and the Gaza Flotilla IncidentPart 12 Part 3: The Incident and Its AftermathChapter 13 Chapter 10. Tactical Ethics: An Evaluation of the Israeli Naval Commando Assault on the MV Mavi MarmaraChapter 14 Chapter 11. Playing Offense and Defense: Examining the Effectiveness of Israel's Counterterrorism StrategiesChapter 15 Chapter 12. Understanding American Media Reaction to the Gaza Flotilla IncidentChapter 16 Chapter 13. US-Israeli Relations in the Wake of the Flotilla IncidentChapter 17 Chapter 14. Drawing a Line in the Sea: What the Gaza Flotilla Incident Means