Jewish Terrorism in Israel

Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger

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Paper, 264 pages, 3 figures
ISBN: 978-0-231-15447-5
$22.50 / £15.50

October, 2009
Cloth, 264 pages, 3 figures
ISBN: 978-0-231-15446-8
$29.50 / £20.50

Preface

Life in the Counterculture

The Catastrophic Event

The Dynamic and Causes of Radicalization

Method

Book Structure

1. Ancient and Modern History: The Founding Myths

Hasmoneans

Terrorism in Jerusalem

Jewish Political Activism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

2. Early and Mid-Twentieth Century: Ethno-Religious Terrorism

The Split Between the Etzel and the Lehi

The Assassination of Lord Moyne

From the Season to the United Resistance Movement

The Partition Plan

The Assassination of Israel Kastner

Kingdom of Israel (the Tzrifin Underground)

Brit Hakanaim (Covenant of the Zealots)

3. The Camp David Accords: The Struggle over the Promised Land

The Attack on the Mayors

The Crisis of the Camp David Accords

The Jewish Underground

The Founding Clique

Vengeance

Removing the Abomination

The Massacre at the Islamic College

The Exposure of the Network and Conclusions

4. Meir Kahane and the Kach Movement: Jews Against Israelis

Hebron Then and Now

From Jewish Defense League to Kahanist Counterculture

Early Days

Yoel Lerner

The Modern Hasmonean Revolt

The Struggle in Sinai

TNT

The Committee for the Safety of the Roads

The Disciples

God of Vengeance

5. The Assassination of Yitzak Rabin

The Vengeance Underground

The Yigal Amir Group

The Plot

Formation of the Network

6. The Second Intifada: Vengeance

The Hilltop Youth

The Bat Ayin Group

The Withdrawal from Gaza

Gush Katif

Sa Nur

Kfar Tapuach

Amona

7. Eccentric Cults, Vengeances, and Lone Wolves

Uzi Meshulam Cult

The Jerusalem Groups: The Ein Kerem Group and the Lifta Gang

Spontaneous Vengeance

Interim Summary: The Exceptional Groups

Mental Health and External Events

Vengeance, Counterculture, and Mental Disturbances

The Lone Avengers

The Mindset of the Lone Wolves

8. In the Name of God, the People, and the Land: Reassessment of the Causes of Jewish Terrorism

Comparing Jewish Terrorism with Other Manifestations of Religious Terrorism

Concluding Remarks: Looking Ahead

Glossary

Chronology of Attacks and Events Related to Jewish Terrorism

Notes

Index

Related Subjects

• International Affairs
• Middle East Studies
• Security Studies

Series

• Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

About the Author

Ami Pedahzur received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Haifa in Israel, where he also taught until 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he served as a senior fellow at the University's National Security Studies Center and was a member of its Terrorism Research Project team. In 2004, Pedahzur arrived at the University of Texas as a Donald D. Harrington fellow, and since 2005 he has served as an associate professor in its departments of government and Middle Eastern studies. In 2007, he became a senior fellow at The University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and currently serves as associate editor of the journal Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.Arie Perliger received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Haifa in Israel, where he also taught until 2007. From 2002 to 2008, he served as a fellow at the University's National Security Studies Center. In 2007, Perliger became a Golda Meir Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences and an associate at the Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy at West Point.

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