'"We Were Getting Close to God, Not Deportees': the Expulsion to Marj al-Zuhur in 1992 as a Milestone in the Rise of Hamas

• Elad Ben-Dror ^[1]
  1. [1] Bar-Ilan University

     Bar-Ilan University

     Israel

     
• Localización: Middle East Journal, ISSN 0026-3141, Vol. 74, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 399-416
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In December 1992, Israel deported hundreds of Hamas activists to Lebanon. The deportees ensconced themselves at a camp near the village of Marj al-Zuhur, close to the Israeli border. Their sojourn there bolstered Hamas and became a milestone in its development. This article shows how the deportees' success in running the camp as an exemplary Islamic society turned the deportation into a foundational myth for the movement, one centered on nonviolent resistance in the spirit of Islamic values.