The Role of Hamas in Palestinian Politics
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This paper answers the question: to what extent can Hamas be considered an increasingly nationalist-oriented movement?
This study analyzes the political reasons that allowed the Islamic State to expand successfully in Syria and Iraq, by enabling to ‘franchise’ worldwide, and the role of the regional governments in this issue. The essay provides a... more
What is the relationship between Mizrahi feminism and Israeli ultranationalism? What is the relevance of gender justice activism to the 2014 Gaza War and Israel’s foreign policy? Wrapped in the Flag of Israel Second Edition examines... more
This article investigates the reasons behind the EU reservations and boycott towards the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. It examines how the EU ‘talked security’, in terms of framing the overall Israeli-Palestinian conflict (IPC).... more
This study examines the phenomenon of ‘terrorism’ and the transition of ‘terrorist’ groups to political parties through the lens of conflict resolution. The aim of this research is to establish why Van Engeland and Rudolph argue that... more
In this chapter we will examine the politics of Hamas in relation to its commitment to the formula of Qur’anic Jihad. The ideology of Hamas (1988) was a synthesis of pan Arab Islamic religious ideals and Palestinian nationalism. Hamas... more
This article addresses two main questions. First, how have regional dynamics and domestic pathologies since 2010 affected (i.e., constrained or delimited) Palestinian reconciliation and rapprochement? Second, can the realist theory of... more
The mothers’ discourse is a reflection of the culture of martyrdom as present in modern Palestinian society. The armed groups that wage war foster this culture and actively infuse themes of martyrdom and religio-nationalist duty to the... more
Filistin İslami Direniş Hareketi Hamas'ın profili. Örgütün silahlı mücadele ile siyasi hareket arasında gidiş gelişi ve iktidara yükselişi.
This paper focuses on the ideology and politics of Hamas.
In our previous chapters we have analyzed the theory of jihad and its process of evolution since the times of the Prophet Muhammad. In this chapter our aim is to analyze the concept as a religio-political tool of Hamas (a Sunni Muslim... more
This chapter explores the concept of informality by analysing the organisation of Hamas’ mode of conduct, in relation to tunnel trade between the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. The chapter is divided into three analytical... more
The publication of a new Charter in 2017 was Hamas’s latest move to integrate a political facet to its resistance to Israeli occupation, and Fatah’s hegemony of the narrative for Palestinian self-determination. Since 2004 Hamas had... more
In December 1992, Israel deported hundreds of Hamas activists to Lebanon. The deportees ensconced themselves at a camp near the village of Marj al-Zuhur, close to the Israeli border. Their sojourn there bolstered Hamas and became a... more
Is it reasonable to label State institutions as a "terrorist organizations"? This study is aimed to establish if a political party represented in a national parliament – or even a State or a Government as a whole – can be considered a... more
Review of Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance by Tareq Baconi
Hamas es, junto con Hezbolá, el único movimiento islamista armado de masas que ha alcanzado y conserva cuotas relevantes de poder. Los pilares estratégicos del islamismo palestino y del movimiento Hamas hunden sus raíces en sus orígenes... more
Brenner’s book departs from the conventional discussion about the group’s role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and treats Hamas as an instance of Islamic governance. Moreover, the reading not only contains information that helps one... more
One problem caused by the shallow mainstream media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that most people are unaware of the causal relationship between this conflict and intra-Jewish racism. In Israel, racism exists between... more
Is it reasonable to label State institutions as a "terrorist organizations"? This study is aimed to establish if a political party represented in a national parliament – or even a State or a Government as a whole – can be considered a... more
Стаття присвячена філософському дослідженню релігійного виміру в ідеології ХАМАС та впливу релігійного чинника на розвиток арабо-ізраїльського конфлікту. В статті проводиться ціннісний та функціональний аналіз головного програмного... more
Faced with a multi-level dilemma regarding the Gaza Strip, Hamas might choose to respond to Egypt’s efforts to broker a settlement and move toward an acceptance of Israeli terms, in order to bring about a swift improvement in the... more
The publication of a new Charter in 2017 was Hamas's latest move to integrate a political facet to its resistance to Israeli occupation, and Fatah's hegemony of the narrative for Palestinian self-determination. Since 2004 Hamas... more
Listen to this Israel's Moment of Truth in Dealing with Hamas? Hamas's strategic position seven months after Operation Guardian of the Walls is better than before, and the terrorist organization has become a more dangerous enemy. Hamas is... more
In an earlier article titled 'What Egypt needs now – Part I, Sinai', I suggested a series of measures that the Egyptian government must take immediately to make sure that civil order and concord will prevail in the area and nationwide.... more
عند النظر إلي أهمية الفاعلين من غير الدول في منطقة الشرق الأوسط بصفة عامة، وفي المنطقة العربية بصفة خاصة، يمكن القول إنه كما كان لهذا النمط من الفاعلين دور في تطور المنطقة والتأثير في قضاياها الرئيسية، فقد أثرت هذه التطورات أيضا في شكل... more