Past Palestine Center Events on Hamas

US Policy Towards Hamas and Hizballah, by Mark Perry (2008)

Mark Perry, Co-Director of the Conflicts Forum, gives a surprising and refreshing evaluation of the political prospects of American dialogue with Hamas and Hizballah. He spoke at the annual Palestine Center conference, 10 October 2008 in Washington, DC.



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Hamas: Past and Present by John Voll and Amjad Atallah (2006)

At a recent Palestine Center briefing, John Voll, associate director of the Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding at Georgetown University, and Amjad Atallah, president of the Strategic Assessments Initiative, analyzed the historical and current political standing of Hamas. John Voll argued that Hamas represents crystallization of the Palestinian nationalist movement and political Islam as they have evolved respectively during the twentieth century. Amjad Atallah, speaking next, argued that Hamas has made itself indispensable to both the United States’ and Fateh’s short-term interests. He said Hamas is linking its steps with regional events but warned that only increased instability can result from attempts to overthrow either Hamas or Hizbollah because of their synchronized actions.



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Hamas, Its Neighbors & the Quartet by Nadia Hijab (2006)

At a 2006 Palestine Center briefing, Nadia Hijab, senior fellow and co-director of the Washington office of the Institute for Palestine Studies, argued that the core principle behind Hamas’ resistance is the deprivation of basic human rights to the Palestinian people. She said recent changes within Hamas represent a challenge to Israel because they indicate that Hamas wants to seek peace with Israel. After analyzing the role in and responses to the conflict of other Arab states and members of the Quartet, she affirmed a recent G8 statement saying the only solution to the most recent violence in the region is a comprehensive Middle East peace.



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More Events:

Finding Equilibrium between Hamas and Israel by Amjad Atallah (2006)

Contextualizing the Hamas Election Win by George Bisharat

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