Militancy and religiosity in the service of national aspiration: Fatah’s formative years

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Abstract

As with other Arab identities, Palestinian identity is a product of myriad converging ideologies. In retrospect, its development was accompanied by dominant Middle Eastern ideologies, such as Arab nationalism, pan-Islamism and the rise of political Islam. Against this backdrop, the article discusses Islam's historical affinity and social role in the formative period of the Fatah revolutionary national movement. Both ideologically and socially, Islam was central to Fatah's ethic and served as an important tool for recruiting the masses to the Palestinian revolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)668-690
Number of pages23
JournalIsrael Affairs
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2015

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Keywords

  • Fatah
  • Islam
  • Palestinian nationalism
  • armed struggle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Political Science and International Relations

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