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The Role of the United States - Articles


  • Meshaal_Interview.jpg'We Are Not Fanatic Killers'

  • David Kenner / Foreign Policy (May 2013)
    Exclusive conversation with Khaled Meshaal in which the Hamas chief talks about how Assad should have listened to his advice, and why he's not "bloodthirsty" or "against" Jews.



  • Forgotten War.jpgThe Forgotten War

  • Jeffrey Goldberg / The New Yorker (September 2006)
    Feature on Hamas written in the wake of the 2006 war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It discusses the challenges facing the group, the evolution of its approach toward Israel, and compares Hamas to other Islamist groups that practice terrorism.


  • Sari_Nusseibeh.jpgRage and Reason

  • David Remnick / The New Yorker (May 6 2002)
    Profile of Sari Nusseibeh, then the Palestine Liberation Organization's chief representative in Jerusalem and a professor of philosophy. Also delves into the situation in Israel and the Occupied Territories during the second Intifada, with a focus on Palestinian suicide bombings.


  • Hamas_Intifada.jpgThe Role of Hamas in the Aqsa Intifada

  • Meir Litvak / Tel Aviv Notes (January 18, 2001)
    Details Hamas' role at the outset of the second Intifada and in influencing the nature of the uprising, as well as its relationship with the Palestinian Authority and Yasir Arafat. (PDF)



  • suicider bomber.jpgAn Arsenal of Believers

  • Nasra Hassan / The New Yorker (November 19, 2001)
    Profile of Palestinian suicide bombers from Hamas and Islamic Jihad which looks at the history of suicide bombings through an Islamist context. Includes interviews with suicides bombers and other group members, and descriptions of the planning and conduct of their operations.


  • 1987intifada.jpgIsrael Faces the Uprising

  • Azmi Bishara / Middle East Report (March/April 1989)
    Written in the midst of the first Intifada, and looks at the relevant actions of the Israeli government in the decades prior to the Intifada, the Israeli response to the uprising, and strategies employed by the Palestinians.



  • West Bank Rises Up.jpgThe West Bank Rises Up

  • Penny Johnson and Lee O'Brien / Middle East Report (May/June 1988)
    Looks at daily life during the intifada, the origins of the uprising, and the actions- both peaceful and violent- of Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank.