The Palestinian Hamas: vision, violence, and coexistence

  • Shaul Mishal
  • , Avraham Sela

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

Since it emerged as a challenger to the PLO during the Palestinian Intifada, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) has been associated in the public mind with terror and violence. Now two Israeli experts show that, contrary to its image, Hamas is essentially a social and political movement, providing extensive community services and responding constantly to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. The authors lift the veil on Hamas's strategic decision-making methods at each of the crucial crossroads it has confronted: the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO, the Oslo accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, and the dilemmas surrounding the choice between absolute Jihad against Israel versus the option of controlled violence.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherColumbia University Press
Number of pages244
ISBN (Print)0231116748, 0231116756, 9780231116749, 9780231116756
StatePublished - 2000

Bibliographical note

תרגום של: זמן חמאס: אלימות ופשרה / שאול משעל, אברהם סלע.

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