Hamas - Islam and the PLO
Israel/Palestine | 1991
Under military occupation since 1976, people in the Gaza Strip live as virtual prisoners. Two thirds are refugees.
Increasingly frustrated, many Gazans have now lost faith in the secular policies of the PLO, and are looking to more radical alternatives to win their claim for a homeland. Inconclusive peace talks aren't enough for most young Muslims, and the PLO is losing much of its more devout s…