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Informationen zum Autor Shaul Mishal and Avraham Sela Klappentext In The Palestinian Hamas! Shaul Mishal and Avraham Sela show that! contrary to its violent image! Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) is essentially a social and political organization! providing extensive community services and responding 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 choice between absolute jihad against Israel and controlled violence. Now with a new introduction! this book does much to contextualize the current ascendancy of this controversial movement. Zusammenfassung Shows how Hamas is essentially a social and political movement that provides community services and responds to political realities through bargaining and power brokering. This book lifts the veil on Hamas' strategic decision-making methods during the Intifada and the struggle with the PLO. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePreface to the 2006 Edition1. Social Roots and Institutional Development2. Dogmas and Dilemmas3. Controlled Violence4. Coexistence Within Conflict5. Calculated Participation6. Patterns of Adjustment: Opportunities and ConstraintsAppendix 1: Hamas's Internal StructureAppendix 2: The Charter of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)NotesBibliographyIndex
