TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Challenge and counterchallenge: Hamas's response to Oslo
JO  - Journal of Palestine studies
A1  - Kristianasen, W.
SP  - 19
EP  - 36
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0377-919X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2538305
ID  - ref1
ER  -