Formation of Hamas and the First Intifada

What does the history of Hamas tell us about where the Israel-Palestine conflict could go from here?

Guest: Mohammed Hafez, professor who studies Islamist movements, political militancy, and violent radicalization at the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Why Muslims Rebel and Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom.

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