Shikaki, The Politics of Paralysis II: Peace Now or Hamas Later - Khalil Shikaki, 1998
September 2, 2007 5:01 pm Hamas, Israeli-Palestinian conflictShikaki, The Politics of Paralysis II: Peace Now or Hamas Later, Foreign Affairs, 1998
Palestinian society’s traditionalism makes the fundamentalists of Hamas the only credible alternative to Arafat’s center, and they feed off frustration over Israeli intransigence. If the diplomatic deadlock, graft, and illiberalism continue after Arafat, Hamas could well take over.