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Crooke was a Middle East advisor to [[Javier Solana]], [[High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy]] of the [[European Union]] (CFSP) from 1997 to 2003,<ref name=Guard>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/24/israel ''UK recalls MI6 link to Palestinian militants'']. Chris McGreal, ''The Guardian'', 24 September 2003</ref> facilitated a number of de-escalations of violence and military withdrawals in the [[Palestinian Territories]] with [[Islamist]] movements from 2000 to 2003 and was involved in the diplomatic efforts in the [[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem]].<ref name="npq"/><ref name="mac"/> He was a member of the [[Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)|Mitchell Committee]] into the causes of the [[Second Intifada]] in 2000.<ref name="npq">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/368/06-02-2009/alastair_crooke|title=The Essence of Islamist Resistance: A Different View of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas|last=Crooke|first=Alastair|date=6 February 2009|publisher=New Perspectives Quarterly|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="mac">{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/alastaircrooke|title=Alastair Crooke|year=2008|publisher=Macmillan|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> He held clandestine meetings with the [[Hamas]] leadership in June 2002. He is an active advocate of engagement with Hamas to whom he referred as "Resistants or Resistance Fighters".
Crooke was a Middle East advisor to [[Javier Solana]], [[High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy]] of the [[European Union]] (CFSP) from 1997 to 2003,<ref name=Guard>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/24/israel ''UK recalls MI6 link to Palestinian militants'']. Chris McGreal, ''The Guardian'', 24 September 2003</ref> facilitated a number of de-escalations of violence and military withdrawals in the [[Palestinian Territories]] with [[Islamist]] movements from 2000 to 2003 and was involved in the diplomatic efforts in the [[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem]].<ref name="npq"/><ref name="mac"/> He was a member of the [[Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)|Mitchell Committee]] into the causes of the [[Second Intifada]] in 2000.<ref name="npq">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/368/06-02-2009/alastair_crooke|title=The Essence of Islamist Resistance: A Different View of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas|last=Crooke|first=Alastair|date=6 February 2009|publisher=New Perspectives Quarterly|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="mac">{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/alastaircrooke|title=Alastair Crooke|year=2008|publisher=Macmillan|accessdate=24 April 2010}}</ref> He held clandestine meetings with the [[Hamas]] leadership in June 2002. He is an active advocate of engagement with Hamas to whom he referred as "Resistants or Resistance Fighters".


In September 2020, his online journal the ''Strategic Culture Foundation'' was banned from various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube following unsubstantiated claims that it was connected with Russian intelligence services and interfered in the US presidential elections on their orders.<ref> online journal</ref>
In September 2020, his online journal the ''Strategic Culture Foundation'' was banned from various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube following claims that it was connected with Russian intelligence services and interfered in the US presidential elections on their orders.<ref> online journal</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Not to be confused with Alistair Cooke.

Alastair Crooke CMG, sometimes erroneously referred to as Alistair Crooke, (born 1949) is a former British diplomat, the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West.[1] Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence (MI6) and European Union diplomacy. He was a spy for the British Government but retired shortly after meeting his spouse.[2][3]

Crooke studied at the University of St Andrews (1968–1972) in Scotland, from which he obtained an MA in Politics and Economics.[2] His book Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution, provides background on what he calls the "Islamist Revolution" in the Middle East, helping to offer strategic insights into the origins and logic of Islamist groups which have adopted military resistance as a tactic, including Hamas and Hizbollah.

Crooke was a Middle East advisor to Javier Solana, High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (CFSP) from 1997 to 2003,[4] facilitated a number of de-escalations of violence and military withdrawals in the Palestinian Territories with Islamist movements from 2000 to 2003 and was involved in the diplomatic efforts in the Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.[3][5] He was a member of the Mitchell Committee into the causes of the Second Intifada in 2000.[3][5] He held clandestine meetings with the Hamas leadership in June 2002. He is an active advocate of engagement with Hamas to whom he referred as "Resistants or Resistance Fighters".

In September 2020, his online journal the Strategic Culture Foundation was banned from various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube following claims that it was connected with Russian intelligence services and interfered in the US presidential elections on their orders.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alastair Crooke". The Guardian. London. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Crooke, Alastair Warren, (born 30 June 1949), Founder, 2004, and Director, since 2005, Conflicts Forum". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u4000524. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Crooke, Alastair (6 February 2009). "The Essence of Islamist Resistance: A Different View of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas". New Perspectives Quarterly. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ UK recalls MI6 link to Palestinian militants. Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 24 September 2003
  5. ^ a b "Alastair Crooke". Macmillan. 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. ^ online journal
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