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6 - Faith

The Conciliatory Movement

from Part II - From the First Intifada to the Oslo Agreement (1988–2000)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2021

Erik Skare
Affiliation:
Center for International Studies, Sciences Po
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In this chapter, I analyze the ideological affinity between PIJ and Iran. I do so by first analyzing al-Shiqaqi’s view on the Shiites, and then investigating PIJ’s support for the Iranian Revolution. We see that the Iranian issue cannot be understood without relating the Iranian Revolution to the leitmotif of al-Shiqaqi: anti-colonialism. Consequently, we see that theological Shiite influence on PIJ is exaggerated. Second, as we assessed the ideological influences on al-Shiqaqi in , we here add to this analysis by comparing the thought of al-Shiqaqi with that of Ali Shariati and Ruhollah Khomeini. In the last section, the analysis is extended to include PIJ’s pragmatic stance in internal Palestinian politics. We see that while the Iranian Revolution embodies the need for regional unity, between Sunnis and Shiites, the resistance against the State of Israel embodies the need for local Palestinian unity.

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A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Faith, Awareness, and Revolution in the Middle East
, pp. 129 - 143
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Faith
  • Erik Skare
  • Book: A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108954440.007
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  • Faith
  • Erik Skare
  • Book: A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108954440.007
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  • Faith
  • Erik Skare
  • Book: A History of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108954440.007
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