Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The PIJ is the second most prominent Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas. While Hamas has political and military components, the PIJ has remained opposed to the political process and strongly opposes the two-state solution and diplomacy with Israel. The group more often follows Iran’s interests. Though the two clashed over ideological differences in the 1980s and early 1990s, they reconciled to join the Alliance of Palestinian Forces and dissolve the 1993 Oslo...