The Axis of Evil: Iran, Hizballah, and the Palestinian Terror

by Shaul Shay

Overview

In the nearly 25 years since the ascent of an Islamic regime, Iran has become one of the most prominent supporters of terror worldwide. Today Iran actively employs terror to achieve its international objectives. The Axis of Evil outlines the operations and goals of Shiite and Iranian terror. As Shaul Shay shows, Iran has done its utmost to conceal its involvement in terror activities and avoids leaving incriminating "fingerprints" that might prompt retaliatory action by victims of this terrorism. In consequence, most of what we know about Iranian terror activity has been gleaned from the capture and trials of Iranian terrorists or terrorists acting on Iran's behalf.

The Axis of Evil deals extensively with Iran's involvement in terrorist activity against Israel through Hizballah after the Israel Defense Forces' withdrawal from Lebanon (May 2000) and the instigation of the Al-Aksa Intifada (September 2000-2003). It examines Iran's attitude towards the State of Israel since the rise of Knomeini, confirming that Iran sees Israel as a primary source of the world's wrongdoings and the epitome of evil. In turn, Israel has become one of Iran's archenemies. Over the years, Iran has strengthened its ideological links with radical Arab and Palestinian circles. In addition, it actively supports Hizballah, which acts on behalf of Iran from its base in Lebanon and perpetrates terror attacks against Israel and against representatives of Western and Arab countries in Lebanon as well as in the international arena.

This book is a comprehensive and in-depth study of Shiite and Iranian terror activity. In addition to drawing attention to the significance of Iran's contributions to terror, it provides readers with a better understanding of Iran's activities in light of the global war against terrorism as well as the deployment of American troops along Iran's borders with Afghanistan and Iraq.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765802552
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/2005
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of tables and Figures
Introduction
/ State-Supported Terror—Theoretical Background
/1 The Ideological and Religious Background and the
/ Organizational Infrastructure of Terror in Iran
/ The Ideological and Religious Background for the
/ Use of Terror by Iran Shiite Entities
/ Basic Principles of the Shia
/ The Main Principles of Khomeinism
/ Exporting the Iranian Revolution
/ Intelligence and Terror Functions in Iran
/2 Categories of Iranian State Terror
/ Iranian Terror against Foreign Targets on Iranian Soil
/ Iranian Terror Worldwide
/ The Infrastructure of Shiite Terror in Africa
/ South America—Islamic Terror Activity at the Tri-BorderArea
/ Iranian Terror by Proxy
/ The Hizballah
/ The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine—
/ The General Command (PFLP-GC) (Jibril's Front)
/ The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (the Fathi Shkaki Faction)
/3 The Modus Operandi of Iranian/Shiite Terror
/ Characteristics of International Terror Activity Perpetrated by Shiite Terror Organizations
/ Suicide Attacks
/ Attacks against Aviation
/ Assassinations
/ Explosive Devices and Car Bombs
/ Kidnapping Hostages
/4 Targets of the Iranian/Shiite Terror
/ Israel
/ Hizballah and Iran's Policy following the IDF's
/ Withdrawal from Lebanon (May 2000)
/ The Hizballah's Strategic Branch
/ The Hizballah—Espionage and Attempts to Perpetrate
/ Attacks Inside Israel
/ Iranian Involvement in the Al Aksa Intifada
/ Iranian Aid to the Palestinian Authority
/ Iranian Aid to the Organization of Munir al Makdakh
/ The Santorini Episode
/ The Karin A Episode
/ The Abu-Hassan Episode
/ Western Targets
/ Arab Targets
/ Iranian Expatriates and Opposition Organizations
/5 Iran and Terror—Financing and Policy
/ Financing Shiite Terror via Criminal Activity
/ Iranian Policy in the Era of Khomeini's Successors
/ Iran, September 11 attacks, and the U.S. War against Terror
/ Iran and the War in Iraq (2003) (Iraqi Freedom)
/ The Shiites in Iraq in the Aftermath of the War
/ Syria and Its Involvement in Terror in the Aftermath
/ of the War in Iraq
Summary and Conclusions
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This work merits reading because it provides lucid insights into Hezbollah and other Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups, some of which also may have subsequently influenced Al-Qaeda and its associated terrorist organizations."—Military Review

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