The Arab-Israeli conflict did not make the Islamic movement, and peace between Arabs and Israelis will not break it. From the time of Hasan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, onward, groups seeking to institute an Islamic moral, social and polit ical order have used the conflict with Israel as an instrument for pro moting their goals. They have piggybacked on the rage against Israel and sympathy for the Palestinians ceaselessly drummed up by nation alist governments. Unencumbered by the practical burdens of gov erning, these groups have often gone further than nationalist regimes in advocating violence to regain "Muslim" soil and the holy city of Jerusalem. They have doubtless gained a measure of popular support in this fashion, and they have gained it at very little cost since Israels strongest supporter, the United States, remains deeply hostile toward what it terms "Muslim fundamentalism." But the actual objectives of the Islamic movement do not lie in Palestine. They lie at home. Recruitment of Islamic activists at high schools and universities succeeds so well because the movement addresses issues like poverty