Analysing the Efforts of Hamas for the Palestinian Cause (original) (raw)

Evaluating Hamas’ Struggle in Palestine

Insight Turkey, 2020

This article examines the history and outcomes of Hamas’ involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. By using published sources and conducting interviews with five incumbent Hamas officials living abroad, the article evaluates the group’s achievements and failures since the onset of its active role in the military struggle against Israel and in Palestinian politics against the other main actor, Fatah. It concludes that Hamas, while achieving some success in its military struggle against Israel, has not delivered the expectations of the Palestinian people, partly because it was squeezed into to the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and partly because international actors have blocked aid from entering the Hamas-controlled areas. Hamas is expected to continue fighting, but may partially withdraw from politics, as the people of Gaza are not happy with its governance due to higher unemployment, as well as the Israeli blockade and attacks.

DEMYSTIFYING THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF HAMAS AS AN ISLAMIC POLITICAL MOVEMENT

ANNUR Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Yobe State University, 2012

This paper analyses and consider the changing fortunes of Palestinian movement, HAMAS, through the proper understanding of its evolution, methods and strategies and impact and role it is playing in the liberation of the Palestinian state. The example of HAMAS challenges demonstrates in the paper have also show how efforts have been made by internal and external forces to separate HAMAS from its popular support and network of social, charitable and political activities but to no avail. The paper equally considers this Islamist political movement in the context of local, national and international goals, which can be persuaded to achieve a political and religious goal. HAMAS offers a fascinating instance of the dynamics of political and strategic action and reactions, and the modification of its modus operandi away from aggressive deterrence, as well as its evolution in the Islamist movement planning and operations in the political arena. Therefore, this work in its descriptive approach is offered to those who wish to consider this particular aspect of the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab conflict which has attracted much attention to the world.

Hamas' Historical Legacy and its Involvement in Palestinian Issue

International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) , 2021

Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement, is an acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiaah aims to contribute to the efforts to liberate Palestine vis-à-vis restoration of the rights of Palestinian people from the Zionist occupation. The restoration and liberation are subject to the consecrated Islamic teaching as a project of national liberation. Hamas has been a de-facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip. As a scion of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas was established to liberate Palestine from the Jewish occupation. Intifada I thrust upon that Palestine is a land of Islamic Waqf. It provided an opportunity for Hamas to liberate house land against Israel. The Madrid-Oslo Accords act as a catalyst between Israel and Palestine for backdoor negotiations for the Declaration of Principles (DOPs). This paper highlights role of Hamas in Palestinian resistance from its inception to the Palestinian Elections.

The Destructive Grip of Hamas on Gaza Strip

Hamas, has been classified as a terrorist organization by the US, UK, EU, and Israel. As a result of their main purpose, which is to completely destroy the sovereign State of Israel, they are conducting a variety of deadly terrorist activities. The purpose of this essay is to investigate the lack of good governance by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as a very important result of their destructive attitude and activities towards the state of Israel, and even their own residents. Although there have been some relative failures and successes during the process of conflict between Hamas and the state of Israel; it seems to be impossible to create a truly sustainable and peaceful relationship between the neighboring entities under the current circumstances. To emphasize the main argument about the cause for the lack of good governance in the Gaza Strip explicitly: the nature and goal of the terrorist organization Hamas, is the total destruction of the sovereign state of Israel, in which all means seem to be justified. It must be clear that there will be no true opportunity to strive for sustainable peace, in order to install good governance in the Gaza Strip, unless they change their ideology to recognize the sovereignty of the state of Israel, and act upon accordingly.

Hamas, the Islamic Wing of Palestinian Resistance: Its Roots, Characteristics, and Way of Politics

2020

Hamas Arap cografyasinin neredeyse her kosesine yayilmis Ihvan’in tarihsel ve ideolojik mirasini Filistin halkinin kendine has gelistirdigi yasam karakteristigiyle harmanlamis bir orguttur. Bu miras ve karakteristik uzerine Hamas, kuruldugu tarih olan 1987’den itibaren Filistin direnisinin bir sorumluluk oldugu ve isgal altindaki topraklarin terk edilemeyecegi ulkusunden hareketle Israil devletine karsi en on saflarda mucadele etmektedir. Hatta zaman icerisinde Filistin meselesinde belirleyici basat aktorlerden birisi haline gelmistir. Hal boyleyken, Filistin meselesinin Ortadogu bolgesinin temel meselelerinden hatta belki de en temel meselesi olmasi hasebiyle Hamas Ortadogu’da onem arz eden devlet disi aktorlerden birisi olarak karsimiza cikmaktadir. Buradan hareketle, eldeki bu calisma Hamas’i anlamanin oncul kosulu olan orgutun Ihvan gecmisini irdelemektedir. Ardindan Israil isgalinin getirdigi tecrubeyle Hamas’i ortaya cikaran Filistin’e ozgu yerel kosullarin altini cizmekte ve ...

THE IMPACT OF ARMED GROUPS IN THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE: A CASE STUDY OF HAMAS 2000 - 2015

The study sought to examine the impact of Hamas on the quest for the independence of Palestine. The work essentially covers the period from 2000 – 2015, however events before the year 2000 was examined in order to help the work grasp the context of the issues at the fore of discussion, so as to put the work in proper perspectives. The study covered the period 2000 – 2014. It sought to find answers to the following questions; 1. What are the causes of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict? 2. What led to the entry of Hamas into the conflict? 3. What are the objectives and tactics of Hamas in the conflict? 4. How has Hamas shaped the conflict? And 5. What are the gains or losses which the Palestinian people have encountered since the entry of Hamas to crisis?

The Hamas Tightrope: Between Political Institutionalization and Armed Struggle

Strategic Assessment - The Institute for National Security Studies, 2018

Hamas, which was established as a social-religious movement, has evolved from a terror organization and violent non-state actor into a semi-state actor in control of the Gaza Strip and its population, endowed with the political and national responsibility of a national actor. This development has handed Hamas the obligation to maneuver between realizing its identity as an ideological resistance movement and implementing its responsibilities as a governing entity. In particular, it must balance elements that encourage violence against others that seek to restrain violence, while managing the tension between the need to institutionalize itself as a national actor and what it sees as its duty to maintain the ethos of resistance. The relatively restrained manner in which it faces these tensions gives external players, particularly Israel and Egypt, opportunities to limit the movement’s level of violence and focus on its institutionalization processes.

Hamas and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics

This monograph considers the changing fortunes of the Palestinian movement, HAMAS, and the recent outcomes of Israeli strategies aimed against this group and Palestinian nationalism external to the Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority. The example of HAMAS challenges much of the current wisdom on "insurgencies" and their containment.