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William A. Graham Jr., professor of the history of religion and Islamic studies, said Kelman may have been a key figure in the peace process in the Middle East.
That resentment has been capitalized on to a huge extent by Hamas, a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization that utterly rejects the principles agreed upon last week. Hamas (which has links to Islamic fundamentalist organizations in Egypt and throughout the Middle East) has successfully built a strong core of supporters throughout...
"I'm hopeful for the first time in 30 years," said William A. Graham, professor of the history of religion and Islamic studies and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. "But now the hard work really begins."
Arafat and Rabin may find it more difficult to deal with rejectionists on their own side than to deal with each other. Arafat has to win approval from two-thirds of the Palestine National Council, a sort of P.L.O. parliament-in- exile, to repeal the provisions of the organization's...
Non-neighboring Arab states, like Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf oil states, most of which are still officially at war with Israel, will have little incentive to remain hostile, since they can no longer be accused of betraying the Palestinians. Moderate Arab states such as Egypt and Morocco may...