Communist parties were the real alternative that squandered the vacuum
Evidence
It was only in the late 1980s and the 1990s that Hamas was able to successfully challenge the dominance of the PLO in Palestine. Yet it was not a foregone conclusion that Islamists would occupy the vacuum created by the collapse of secular nationalism. If there was a political alternative to the left capable of leading working-class struggles, it was the various Communist Parties (CPs) in the region. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 333
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The Communist Party officially revoked Black nationhood in 1958.; Arab communist parties slavishly followed Soviet policy and lost legitimacy — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 335; Communist parties surrendered independence to align with Ba’athist regimes — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 336 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Arab communist parties slavishly followed Soviet policy and lost legitimacy
#exemplifies(0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 335 - Communist parties surrendered independence to align with Ba’athist regimes
#exemplifies(0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 336 - F.L.N. absorption of the communist party sowed lasting Algeria-Soviet distrust
#corroborates(0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 426