Kill Khalid, The Failed Mossad Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas
by McGeough, Paul
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good condition
- ISBN 10
- 1595583254
- ISBN 13
- 9781595583253
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New York : The New Press, 2009. First edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good condition. Large Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean Kill Khalid unfolds as a masterpiece of investigative journalism. In 1997, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad poisoned Hamas leader Khalid Mishal in broad daylight on the streets of Amman, Jordan. As the little-known Palestinian leader slipped into a coma, the Mossad agents’ escape was bungled and the episode quickly spiraled into a diplomatic crisis. A series of high-stakes negotiations followed, which ultimately saved Mishal and set the stage for his phenomenal political ascendancy.
In Kill Khalid, acclaimed reporter Paul McGeough reconstructs the history of Hamas through exclusive interviews with key players across the Middle East and in Washington, including unprecedented access to Mishal himself, who remains to this day one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in the region. A “sobering reminder of how little has been achieved during sixty years of Israeli efforts in Palestine” (Kirkus), Kill Khalid tracks Hamas’s political fortunes across a decade of suicide bombings, political infighting, and increasing public support, culminating in the battle for Gaza in 2007 and the current-day political stalemate. B & W photos and some map illustration
In Kill Khalid, acclaimed reporter Paul McGeough reconstructs the history of Hamas through exclusive interviews with key players across the Middle East and in Washington, including unprecedented access to Mishal himself, who remains to this day one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in the region. A “sobering reminder of how little has been achieved during sixty years of Israeli efforts in Palestine” (Kirkus), Kill Khalid tracks Hamas’s political fortunes across a decade of suicide bombings, political infighting, and increasing public support, culminating in the battle for Gaza in 2007 and the current-day political stalemate. B & W photos and some map illustration
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- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56346
- Title
- Kill Khalid, The Failed Mossad Assassination of Khalid Mishal and the Rise of Hamas
- Author
- McGeough, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1595583254
- ISBN 13
- 9781595583253
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 477
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Terrorism & Terrorists Khalid Mishal, Mossad, Israel, Hamas, Middle East
- X weight
- 1000 kg
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