Citation

Kristianasen W. J. Palest. Stud. 1999; 28(3): 19-36.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, University of California Press for Kuwait University and the Institute for Palestine Studies)

DOI

10.2307/2538305

PMID

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Abstract

While the Oslo agreement consecrated Hamas's role as a new national resistance to Israel, it ushered in a reality that progressively would tie the movement's hands. This article traces the impact on Hamas of the installation of the Palestinian Authority, particularly in terms of undermining the cohesion of a decentralized leadership whose various wings came to face differing circumstances. After the disarray following the February-March 1996 suicide bombings, Hamas appeared to be on the upswing, with its top leadership back from prison and the forging of a new consensus. With the Wye River Memorandum's determination to destroy Hamas, however, the future remains uncertain.

Language: en

Keywords

conflict management; Palestine; peace process; popular protest