The Ascendance of Political Islam: Hamas and consolidation in the Gaza Strip

Milton‐Edwards, Beverley

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“…The politicization of Islam is recognized throughout the participant's journals in relation to Israel and the PA. When Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, it was declared that Islamic rule was there to stay, a strong opposition to its secular counterpart, Fatah, which was ruled by Abbas (Milton-Edwards 2008).…”

Section: Abbas Era Traitor Selfmentioning

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“…It was not until the Hamas electoral victory of 2006 and the refusal of the PA to transfer the governance of the West Bank and the Gaza strip that politicization of Islam became a distinct element in Palestinian political discourse. The disagreement between the two parties became violent, and in 2007, Hamas began forcing loyal Fatah security forces in the Gaza strip to flee to the Fatah dominated West Bank, resulting in a Hamas takeover of Gaza, while the PA, under the leadership of Abbas, continued the governance of the West Bank (Milton-Edwards 2008).…”

Section: Abbas Era Traitor Selfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Palestinian children: a transformation of national identity in the Abbas era

Habashi¹

2019

Fennia

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The constant rendering of Palestinian national identity provides crucial insight not only to the current Palestinian community’s political status, but also to past and the future experiences. National identity echoes the intersectionality of history and local politics. For the last few decades, Palestinian national identity has been evolving with continuous alteration that encompasses local political discourse in the Palestinian community. Whereas it once embraced unity among different political ideologies, a shift occurred with Hamas election victory in 2006, which resulted in the division of the Palestinian community, whereby the Palestinian Authority, under Abbas leadership is ruling the West Bank, and Hamas is governing the Gaza Strip. This political tension has served to render national identity. Palestinian children echoed such politics in the construction of their national identity through their interpretation of personal experiences that are intertwined with current political events. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to show how Palestinian children articulated national identity in a post-Arafat/Abbas era, recognizing that national identity is not static.

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Section: Abbas Era Traitor Selfmentioning

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Section: Abbas Era Traitor Selfmentioning

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Palestinian children: a transformation of national identity in the Abbas era

Habashi¹

2019

Fennia

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“…35 Playing the institutional game taught Hamas that the movement could take the moral high ground and increase its legitimacy among ordinary Palestinians and it is partly for this reason that it was able to very quickly dismantle Fatah power in Gaza and consolidate its rule after June 2007 without losing support in the West Bank. 36 The national unity government agreed in March 2007 between Fatah and Hamas to resolve the previous year's impasse never got off the ground because by then the two competing centres of power had realised that the PA institutions would not be able to accommodate the irreconcilable legitimacy claims and policies of the two actors. When Abbas decided to finally dismiss Haniya, Hamas leaders refused to accept the legitimacy of the decision, making the following descent into chaos and civil war inevitable.…”

Section: Semi-presidentialism and The Collapse Of Palestinian Unitymentioning

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The Impact of Semi-Presidentialism on Governance in the Palestinian Authority

Cavatorta

Elgie

2009

Parliamentary Affairs

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In recent years, semi-presidentialism-where a constitution creates a directly elected fixed-term president and a prime minister and cabinet collectively responsible to the legislature-has become the regime type of choice for nascent democracies. There are now nearly 60 countries with semi-presidential constitutions. 1 And yet, the academic consensus is resolutely opposed to the adoption of semi-presidentialism. When Afghanistan was crafting its new constitution in 2003, a briefing report summed up the general attitude towards this type of constitutional arrangement: this system "risks creating two competing centers of power, which is probably not healthy for a polarized society emerging from conflict." 2 In short, while semi-presidentialism may be easy to choose, it is often considered to be difficult to operate. 3 In 2002, President Arafat ratified the Basic Law of the Palestinian Authority. In March 2003 the Basic Law was amended, incorporating the position of a prime minister and making the prime minister and cabinet collectively responsible to the legislature. Thus, a semi-presidential system was adopted. In January 2005, following Arafat's death, Mahmoud Abbas was elected president. He was supported by a Fatah majority in the legislature. However, in January 2006, Hamas gained a majority at the legislative elections. This led to 'cohabitation' between a Fatah president and a Hamas prime minister and government and created "two competing centers of power", which is said to be so damaging for fragile democracies with semi-presidential constitutions. Following the election, and in the context of an extremely difficult domestic and international situation, the Palestinian Authority descended into civil war.

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“…After the overwhelming victory that caused shockwaves not only in the region but also across the Western world, Hamas has experienced internal tensions as it tries to "balance the art of politics and the power of the gun" (Milton-Edwards 2008: 1598.…”

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Porous masculinities: agential political bodies among male Hamas youth

Malmström¹

2015

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The Ascendance of Political Islam: Hamas and consolidation in the Gaza Strip

Cited by 12 publications

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Palestinian children: a transformation of national identity in the Abbas era

Palestinian children: a transformation of national identity in the Abbas era

The Impact of Semi-Presidentialism on Governance in the Palestinian Authority

Porous masculinities: agential political bodies among male Hamas youth

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