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Series:   Elements in Contentious Politics

Relation-Building and Contained Radicalization in the Gaza Pullout Campaign

A History of Relation-Building and Contained Radicalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2024

Eitan Y. Alimi
Eitan Y. Alimi
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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radicalizationrelation-buildingIsrael–PalestineJewish settlersGaza Pullout
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Series: Elements in Contentious Politics
Online ISBN: 9781009511933
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 31 January 2025

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