ASSESSMENTS

The Gaza Conflict’s Mark on Palestinian Politics

undefined and Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE
Emily Hawthorne
Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE

May 21, 2021 | 21:46 GMT

People in Gaza City wave the Palestinian flag in celebration of the cease-fire reached between Israel and Hamas on May 21, 2021.

People in Gaza City wave the Palestinian flag in celebration of the cease-fire reached between Israel and Hamas on May 21, 2021.

(MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

The May 2021 Gaza conflict drew from and energized a burgeoning grassroots movement among younger Palestinians frustrated with the pace of progress under the territories’ two main political parties, Hamas and Fatah. While unlikely to become a well-organized force, this new brand of Palestinian activism will increasingly collide with right-leaning Israeli politics, guaranteeing more conflict and unrest in the region....

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