Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices

This paper examines Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas’s Government (2006-2013). The aim is to explore the major principles underpinning the formulation of its foreign policy. Data were collected through face-to-face interview with five key persons in Hamas, secondary data were collected from bo...

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Main Authors: Alsarhi, Abeer, Ahmad, Zaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute for Science, Technology & Education 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53478/
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description This paper examines Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas’s Government (2006-2013). The aim is to explore the major principles underpinning the formulation of its foreign policy. Data were collected through face-to-face interview with five key persons in Hamas, secondary data were collected from books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and other relevant resources. The analysis was done through descriptive-analytical method. The findings revealed that Hamas foreign policies were formulated based on six agenda, namely: Islamic ethics, strategic vision, supporting of the resistance, protection of the national interests, non-interference, and independency of decision. Resistance has remained the only means of struggle against the occupation. These principles would be critically measured and contextually analyzed to see the implications towards the protection of Palestinians and the Hamas interests.
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spelling upm-534782018-10-09T01:10:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53478/ Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices Alsarhi, Abeer Ahmad, Zaid This paper examines Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas’s Government (2006-2013). The aim is to explore the major principles underpinning the formulation of its foreign policy. Data were collected through face-to-face interview with five key persons in Hamas, secondary data were collected from books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and other relevant resources. The analysis was done through descriptive-analytical method. The findings revealed that Hamas foreign policies were formulated based on six agenda, namely: Islamic ethics, strategic vision, supporting of the resistance, protection of the national interests, non-interference, and independency of decision. Resistance has remained the only means of struggle against the occupation. These principles would be critically measured and contextually analyzed to see the implications towards the protection of Palestinians and the Hamas interests. International Institute for Science, Technology & Education 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53478/1/Palestine%E2%80%99s%20foreign%20policy%20under%20Hamas.pdf Alsarhi, Abeer and Ahmad, Zaid (2016) Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices. International Affairs and Global Strategy, 49. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2224-574X; ESSN: 2224-8951 http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/IAGS/article/view/33423
spellingShingle Alsarhi, Abeer
Ahmad, Zaid
Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title_full Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title_fullStr Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title_full_unstemmed Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title_short Palestine’s foreign policy under Hamas: principles and practices
title_sort palestine’s foreign policy under hamas: principles and practices
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