Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East

Shaul Shay is the Director of Research at the Institute for Strategy and Policy (IPS) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, and served as the Deputy Head of the Israeli National Security Council. Among his published books are: Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East, The Shahids: Islam and Suicide Attacks, Islamic Terror and the Balkans, Somalia between Jihad and Restoration, and Global Jihad and the Tactic of Terror Abduction.

• Terror and Abductions -- Western Vulnerability and Dilemma; Abductions in the Palestinian Arena and the Nachshon Wachsman Affair; The Hizballah and Abductions in the Lebanese Arena; The Abduction of Foreign Hostages in Lebanon; Abductions in the Iraqi Arena; Abductions in Yemen; The Confrontation Arenas, Western Governments' Policy and Crimes Against Humanity by Offending States and Organisations; Index.

"The world of political terror abductions keeps growing, and this book is an excellent introduction. Highly recommended. -- ChoiceShaul Shay brings his experience as a senior research fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism to the components of abductions. He focuses on Iran, giving a chronology of its involvement with terrorist forces." -- Digest of Middle East Studies