Religion stayed marginal in mainstream Palestinian nationalism for four decades

Evidence

By contrast and in the case of the more secular and nationalist movements, Palestine not only topped their agenda, but it also represented the raison d’eˆtre of many of these parties’ ideologies and political action. The predominant discourses, claims, and ideological precepts were anchored in national foundations. Effectively speaking, religion and religious discourses were pushed to the fringes of mainstream Palestinian nationalism and activism for almost four decades. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 2413

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Even the most religious Palestinian factions used religion for mobilization, not land claims — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 2408; Zionist and Palestinian uses of religion differ fundamentally in function and centrality — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 2366; Popular nationalism in the Arab world turned more religious over time (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Popular nationalism in the Arab world turned more religious over time #corroborates (0.72)
• Saudi Wahhabism displaced Arab secular nationalism after the 1973 war #contradicts (0.72) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 235