On November 15,2015,the Israeli Defense Minister,Moshe(Boogi)Ya’alon,declared the Islamic Movement,headed by Sheikh Ra’ed Salah Mahajna,an illegal organization.This step came as a surprise as the Islamic Movement ha...
Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Global Muslim Brotherhood movement.Hamas emphasizes its nationalistic aspects and not just the Islamic ones.The Palestinian Abdullah Yusuf Azzam,Osama Bin Laden’s mentor,is the ...
From the beginnings of Wahabism in the 18th century to the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) violence has occasionally been justified in the name of Islam, which is problematic for secular ...
Since Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, it has already conducted over three wars and a few other operations against Hamas. The last Gaza War lasted 50 days (July 7-August 26, 2014). This artic...
The majority of the Hamas suicide attacks were carried out by young fellows.There were various motivations for the suicide attacks,including four social factors.Firstly,the miserable experiences of the Palestinian peo...
This paper is a sectional achievement of“Studies on Hamas’Social Basis and Its Effects”,financed by National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science(10BSS019);“Comparison and Wrestling:Research on the Arabic Factor in the Palestine Problem”,a special research program financed by Humanity and Social Sciences Plan Fund of Ministry of Education(07JA770002);of which the author of this paper is in charge.
Many Arab countries maintain some kind of relations with Hamas,offering financial,moral,or rhetorical support to it,out of consideration of protection and promotion over Arabic national interests.Their support has bec...
As the radical Palestinian group begins to form a joint government, the future of Middle East peace talks hangs on tenterhooks Israel tried measures to stop Hamas from coming into power, but plans were scuttled Februa...
Alarm bells ring over the electoral victory for the radical organization, throwing the region into turmoil yet again The Palestinian legislative elections of January 25 were keenly watched by the White House as a mile...