Volume 13 | Number 1 Autumn 2010 Aqsa Journal AQSA Journal Life is Slow Dying Andy Slaughter MP Three Visits to Gaza Lord Hylton Turning Terrorists into “Heroes” Ibrahim Hewitt Tourism in Palestine: Issues, Threats and Opportunities Sarah Irving Zaytoun and Agriculture in Palestine Volume 13 | Number 1 | Autumn 2010 13 | Number 1 Autumn Volume Heather Masoud Aqsa Journal Volume 13 | Number 1 Autumn 2010 Editor Ismail Patel Sub-Editor Rajnaara Akhtar Design and Layout Shoayb Adam Cover Illustration Ghazala Caratella We welcome contributions to Aqsa Journal. Referenced articles, comments and analysis related to the Middle East conflict can be submitted to the Editor for consideration. Topics may include history, politics, architecture, religion, international law and human rights violations, amongst others. We also offer a range of books related to the Palestininian issue for Review. To review a book, contact the Editor. All submissions should include the author’s full name, address and a brief curriculum vitae. Published by Friends of Al-Aqsa PO Box 5127 Leicester, LE2 0WU, UK T: 0116 2125441 E:
[email protected] W: www.aqsa.org.uk ISSN 1463-3930 CONTENTS VOLUME 13 NUMBER 1 AUTUMN 2010 Editorial 2 Analysis Life is Slow Dying 5 Andy Slaughter MP Three Visits to Gaza 9 Lord Hylton Turning Terrorists into “Heroes” 13 Ibrahim Hewitt Comments Tourism in Palestine: Issues, Threats and Opportunities 17 Sarah Irving Zaytoun and Agriculture in Palestine 29 Heather Masoud Book Reviews Losing Control: Global Security in the Twenty-First Century 35 Paul Rogers Reviewed by Dr. Jeanine Pfahlert, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco Hamas in Politics Democracy, Religion, Violence 36 Jeroen Gunning Reviewed by Dr.