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Palestinians between
Nationalism and Islam
A Collection of Essays
Raphael Israeli
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March 2008
This book is a thematic collection of articles by this author, a recognized authority
on contemporary Israeli–Palestinian relations, providing a retrospective on the
development of the tension between nascent Palestinian nationalism as articulated
by the PLO and Islam as incorporated by Hamas. It illuminates the dynamics of a
rapidly changing situation, plotting the development of this volatile region.
The death of Arafat and the rise of the comparatively moderate Abu Mazen
provided the final impetus for the dramatic rise of Hamas in Palestinian politics.
Hamas strengthened permanently in the grassroots by dispensing welfare to the
poor, criticizing the corrupt Palestinian Authority, and providing religious solace for
the misery of life. Its stunning victory over the veteran PLO in the 2006 elections
has made the matter all the more pertinent. Difficult days lie ahead for those behind
international attempts to bring peace to Palestine.
Contents
Introduction: Palestinian Affairs in World Perspective
PART I: THE ARAB AND MUSLIM ARENA UNDER PRESSURE OF CHANGE
Arab Reckoning After 11 September™Islamic Fundamentalism in the Public Square™From
Bosnia to Kosovo: The Re-Islamization of the Balkans™The New Muslim Antisemitism:
Exploring Novel Avenues of Hatred
PART II: THE EMERGING PALESTINIAN ENTITY
From Oslo to Bethlehem: Arafat's Islamic Message™State and Religion in the Emerging
Palestinian Entity™Palestinian Women: The Quest for a Voice in the Public Square through
Islamikaze Martyrdom
PART III: THE PALESTINIAN ARABS OF ISRAEL
Arabs in Israel: Criminality, Identity and the Peace Process™Muslim Fundamentalists as
Social Revolutionaries™The Anti-Millennium: The Islamization of Nazareth
PART IV: CONCLUSIONS
Squaring the Palestinian Triangle™Stability and Change
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Raphael Israeli, is at the Harry Truman Institute, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Middle Eastern Studies
2007 256 pages
978 0 85303 731 6 cloth £49.50
978 0 85303 732 3 paper £20.00