The limits of economic rationality: Palestinian quest for significance and Hamas violence

• Main Author: Kruglanski, Arie W.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Conflict and Stability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172329
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 reflects the supreme commitment of the organisation to unmitigated violence as a means to mattering (of being valued) and significance (sense of social worth). The Palestinians’ election of Hamas in 2006 to the Palestinian Legislative Council and repeated fa...