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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Hamas"”.
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HAMAS in Gaza: History, Doctrine, and Practice
HAMAS asserts that it derives its doctrine and practices from Islam. Its interpretation includes violent acts against its enemy. What Islamic sources justify such actions? The Islamic sources include and are not limited to the Qur’an and Ahadith. The Qur’an is the holy book for the Islamic faith …
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Religious Land Ideologies and Violence: Gush Emunim and Hamas
… religious land ideologies of Gush Emunim and Hamas, which are used to motivate and legitimate violence.
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From "Total Liberation" to "Phased Liberation": Temporality and Identity in the Provisional IRA and Hamas
… identity are examined in the Provisional IRA and Hamas. Each case study shows that the organization is undergoing an identity change from a more religiouslyinfluenced identity to one that emphasizes national elements; this shift to a national political identity enables a move from total liberation …
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Hezbollah: Chattel of Deception
… Whether it is through its manipulation of HAMAS and the PA, the Lebanese people through social programs and politics, or its continual development, distribution and procurement of weapons, Hezbollah’s image is anything but that of a legitimate organization. The danger of mirror imaging is …
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The Intifada, the PlO, and the Middle East peace process, 1987-1993
… A weakened PLO led to the dominance of Hamas in the occupied territories. The result of these forces was the 1993 peace agreement between Israel and the PLO.
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Enhancing democratic communication? Television and partisan politics in Palestine
… between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas governments and the two television channels Palestine Television and Al-Aqsa. The key findings of the research were, in the view of many respondents, that the two television channels, Palestine TV and Al-Aqsa TV, were controlled by the two …
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Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of European Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World
… Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, the Palestinian Hamas and the modern Iran, this dissertation argues that 1) the use of martyrdom by today's fascist-like fundamentalists is not unique, but follows a well-known path taken by the earlier fascist movements of the twentieth century; 2) martyrdom …
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The Impact of transgenerational trauma on conflict dynamics: a case study of the Israel-Palestine conflict
… in the Israeli government’s response to the Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023. To achieve this, the paper analyses official speeches and statements by Israeli government politicians published between October 7, 2023, and April 2024. The sources are then be examined to establish …
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Studying Janus behavior : how support, deterrence, grievances and organizational structure shape violent and peaceful behaviors
… of political tactic-choices in Hezbollah, HAMAS,IRA and ETA, refining the theory of the original model, culminating with a test of the reconfigured theory.
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Fighting Extremism: Strategies Used to Combat Extremism and Radicalization
… from extremist groups such as Al-Queda, Hamas, and Hezbollah. These extremist groups are fueled by the desire to influence political, religious, and/or ideological causes. The political "end-state" or objective of the extremist is to overthrow "heretic" governments which currently exist …
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The Terrorizing Totality of the Bureaucratic Society of Controlled Consummption
… are engaging in rebellion, such as Al Qaeda, Hamas, the Earth and Animal Liberation Fronts, and analyze their methods. I find that instead of labeling as terrorist or rebel, we should let the rebellious subjectivity guide our judgment of their actions. Ultimately, I conclude that rebellion is …
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Ballistic Missile and Insurgency Threats to Israel: Effects on Security Posture and Implications For Nuclear Weapons
… effects of Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, and Hizballah terror campaigns are producing an erosion in morale among both the Israeli populace and the Israel Defense Force (IDF). These efforts have served to speed up the Israeli withdrawal from Judea, Samaria, and all of Gaza, where a …
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A Revolutionary Perspective on Social Movements: Fundamentalism in the Islamic World
… this I developed three in-depth case studies: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.</p>
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Islamist Party Mobilization: Tunisia’s Ennahda and Algeria’s HMS Compared, 1989-2014
… of social stability. The cases of Ennahda and Hamas/Harakat Mujtami’a al-Silm (HMS) reveal that in responding to the constraints of electoral authoritarianism, which include controlled inclusion and informal tolerance as well as outright repression, the parties demonstrated efficiency in …
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Academic Life Under Occupation: The Impact on Educationalists at Gaza's Universities
This sociological study explores the past and current higher education (HE) experience of educationalists at Gaza’s universities and how this experience may be evolving in the shifting socio-political context in the Arab World. The thesis is motivated by three questions: 1. What are the …