Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices

Name: Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
Rating: 3.701570749282837 (191 reviews)

Mosab Hassan Yousef

Mar 2011 · Tyndale Momentum

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This gripping New York Times bestseller tells the true story of a Hamas insider who rejected his violent destiny and pursued peace . . . at the risk of everything.

Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence and embarked on a spiritual journey, embracing instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader. Son of Hamas contains:

new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about Mosab's own role
details of his agonizing separation from family and homeland
the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public
his belief that the Christian mandate to "love your enemies" is the only way to peace in the Middle East

Now available with a chapter about events since the book's release such as the revelation of Mosab's Israeli intelligence handler's true identity, and Homeland Security's effort to deport the author.

This gripping New York Times bestseller tells the true story of a Hamas insider who rejected his violent destiny and pursued peace . . . at the risk of everything. Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas and the Israeli/Palestinian...

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191 reviews

Jon Gregory

June 23, 2015

A very well written book. It definitely gives an interesting perspective on extremist groups. Forced to betray his father for his father's own safety, he is forced to struggle with moral concepts and absolute right and wrong. Ten years of working with the Shin Bet targeting extremists makes for an exciting book, while Mosab Yousef searches for truth. I would definitely recommend this book to any interested readers looking for a simply outstanding book. The plot is great, it is a true account, and it has thought inspiring situations Yousef is forced into because of his father's involvement in Hamas. I loved this book and you will too.

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Will Powell

June 15, 2024

Excellent read, a real page turner, and provides a greater understanding of current events happening in the Middle East (Israel-Palestinian conflict). Moreover, it a refreshing testimony of how God’s working hand led Mosab Hassan Yousef to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

A Google user

April 5, 2011

This is an amazing tale, almost too startling to be true. Young Mosab, the eldest son of a Hamas cleric, goes through many harrowing adventures. Finally, he becomes a Christian. Mosab grows up in the 1980s and 1990s, first throwing rocks at the Israeli Defense forces. He ends up working with Shin Bet, the Israeli version of the CIA. After his collaboration with Shin Bet for several years, he finally gets tired of being a spy and quits, with a demand to move to the United States. They accede to his demand, and when the book ends, Mosab is getting along, with difficulty, somewhere in Southern California. More power to him. I'm glad he's on the side of Christianity and the United States. He would be a formidable opponent.

About the author

Mosab Hassan "Joseph" Yousef was born in Ramallah, in the West Bank, in 1978. His father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, is a founding leader of Hamas, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization and responsible for countless suicide bombings and other deadly attacks against Israel. Yousef was an integral part of the movement, for which he was imprisoned several times by the Shin Bet, the Israeli intelligence service. He withstood torture in prison, only to discover Hamas was torturing its own people in a relentless search for collaborators. He began to question who his enemies really were—Israel? Hamas? America? After a chance encounter with a British tourist, Yousef started a six-year quest that jeopardized Hamas, endangered his family, and threatened his life. He has since embraced the Christian faith and sought political asylum in America.

Ron Brackin has traveled extensively in the Middle East as an investigative journalist. He was in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Gaza, and Jerusalem during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. He was on assignment in Baghdad after the fall of Iraq and more recently with the rebels and refugees of southern Sudan and Darfur. He has contributed articles and columns to many publications, including USA Today and the Washington Times. Ron served as a broadcast journalist and a congressional press secretary in Washington after graduating from the University of Maryland School He and his wife live in Texas.

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