• Since the late 1970s, the Muslim community in Israel has been increasingly affected by

Islamic revivalism.

• Established by Sheikh Abdullah Nimr Darwish, a resident of Kufr Qassem, the Islamic

Movement in Israel has won the support of local Muslims through religious education and

community work.

• The Movement has been especially successful in mobilizing volunteers for Islamist-oriented

community work.

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