About the Author

From his days as a soldier in an elite anti-terror unit in the Israeli army to his years as Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has fought terrorism on the military, diplomatic and political battlefields. He has also written A Place Among the Nations: Israel and the World.

Reviews

"An excellent primer on the groups, motives, and methods of the current terrorist threat." --Bill Gertz, The Washington Times"Netanyhu has produced a small volume updating the story of international terrorism and his advice on how t odefeat it. His message . . . is a correct one." --Peter W. Rodman, The Washington Post Book World"This short book is well worth reading, and is likely to spark renewed debate about the central dilemma Netanyahu addresses . . . He offers vigorous, proactive, pre-emptive measures." --Victor T. Levine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Netanyahu traces the history of terrorism with scholarship and makes a strong case that the West has not prepared itself properly for increased domestic and international terrorism." --Berl Faulbaum, The Detroit News"Vigorous . . . Mr. Netanyahu's arguement, which is soberly and clearly made, cannot be taken lightly." --Richard Berstein, The New York Times"Strong but not belligerent, adamant but measured . . . It's hard to put uo nuch of an argument against Netanyahu's prophetic book." --David Finkle, The Trenton Times

"An excellent primer on the groups, motives, and methods of the current terrorist threat." --Bill Gertz, The Washington Times"Netanyhu has produced a small volume updating the story of international terrorism and his advice on how t odefeat it. His message . . . is a correct one." --Peter W. Rodman, The Washington Post Book World"This short book is well worth reading, and is likely to spark renewed debate about the central dilemma Netanyahu addresses . . . He offers vigorous, proactive, pre-emptive measures." --Victor T. Levine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Netanyahu traces the history of terrorism with scholarship and makes a strong case that the West has not prepared itself properly for increased domestic and international terrorism." --Berl Faulbaum, The Detroit News"Vigorous . . . Mr. Netanyahu's arguement, which is soberly and clearly made, cannot be taken lightly." --Richard Berstein, The New York Times"Strong but not belligerent, adamant but measured . . . It's hard to put uo nuch of an argument against Netanyahu's prophetic book." --David Finkle, The Trenton Times

Netanyahu, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and currently the leader of Israel's Likud Party, asserts that the new wave of worldwide terrorism is accompanied by a steady escalation of violence‘car bombs capable of bringing down entire buildings, lethal chemicals that can threaten cities‘and the possibility that militant Middle Eastern states may soon possess nuclear weapons. His brief but instructive overview traces the growing linkage between international and domestic terrorism and offers practical suggestions for combatting both. Netanyahu envisions a U.S.-led program of counterterrorism that would include the imposition of diplomatic, economic and military sanctions against governments that support terrorism (such as Hamas cells in Gaza); the neutralization of terrorist enclaves; and the sharing of relevant intelligence by the Western democracies. (Oct.)