Review of The Internationalization of ISIS: The Muslim State in Iraq and Syria | Rubincenter

Israeli’s book reads more like an attempt to cash in on interest in the Islamic State than a serious investigation into the phenomenon. Besides being a re-articulation of the author’s own prejudices (e.g., there is no such thing as “moderate Islam”), much of the book comprises rambling disquisitions that provide no insight into the Islamic State; long paraphrases of single articles written and published by others; precious little by way of citations to support his arguments, and virtually no engagement of primary sources in Arabic.