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| + | "The [[Day of Judgement]] will not come about until [[Moslem]]s fight the [[Jews]] (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him."--Article 7 of the [[Hamas Covenant]] provides the following quotation, attributed to [[Muhammad]] | ||
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| + | "[[Hamas]] is really smart. When they decide to [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rocket Israel]], they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas." | ||
| - | '''Hamas''' is a [[Palestinian Territories|Palestinian]] [[Sunni]]-[[Islam]]ic fundamentalist organization. It has a social service wing, [[Dawah]], and a military wing, the [[Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades]]. It has been the ''de facto'' governing authority of the [[Gaza Strip]] since its [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|takeover of that area]] in 2007. During this period it fought several [[Gaza–Israel conflict|wars with Israel]]. It is regarded, either in whole or in part, as a [[terrorist organization]] by [[List of designated terrorist groups|several countries and international organizations]], most notably by [[Israel]], the [[United States]] and the [[European Union]]. | + | “I killed myself to give the [[Palestinians]] a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96 and 97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it." |
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| - | Hamas was founded in 1987, soon after the [[First Intifada]] broke out, as an offshoot of the Egyptian [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which in its Gaza branch had been non-confrontational towards Israel, refrained from resistance, and was hostile to the PLO. Co-founder [[Sheik Ahmed Yassin]] stated in 1987, and the [[Hamas Charter]] affirmed in 1988, that Hamas was founded to liberate [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]], including modern-day Israel, from [[Israeli occupation]] and to establish an [[Islamic republic|Islamic state]] in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The group has stated that it may accept a 10-year truce if Israel withdraws to the 1967 borders and allows [[Palestinian refugees from 1948]], including their descendants, to return to what is now Israel, although clarifying that this does not mean recognition of Israel or the end of the conflict. Hamas's military wing objected to the truce offer. Analysts have said that it seems clear that Hamas knows that many of its conditions for the truce could never be met. | + | '''Hamas''' is a [[Palestinian]] [[islamic fundamentalist]] [[political party]] and [[military organization]]. |
| - | The military wing of Hamas has launched attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, often justifying them as retaliatory, in particular for assassinations of the upper echelon of their leadership. Tactics have included [[List of Palestinian suicide attacks|suicide bombings]] and, since 2001, [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rocket attacks]]. Hamas's rocket arsenal, though mainly consisting of short-range homemade [[Qassam rocket]]s, also includes long-range weapons that have reached major Israeli cities including [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Haifa]]. The attacks on civilians have been condemned as [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] by human rights groups such as [[Human Rights Watch]]. A 2017 Palestinian Center for Public Opinion poll in the Palestinian territories revealed that Hamas violence and rhetoric against Israelis are unpopular and that a majority of Palestinians would rather Hamas "accept a permanent [[two-state solution]] based on the 1967 borders." | + | In 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative [[election]] by campaigning on clean government without corruption, combined with affirmation of Palestinians' [[right to armed struggle]] against the [[Israeli occupation]], thus winning a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council. |
| - | In the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, Hamas won a plurality in the Palestinian Parliament, defeating the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]]-affiliated [[Fatah]] party. Following the elections, the [[Quartet on the Middle East|Quartet]] (the United States, Russia, United Nations, and European Union) made future foreign assistance to the [[Palestinian National Authority|PA]] conditional upon the future government's commitment to non-violence, recognition of the state of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements. Hamas rejected those changes, which led to the Quartet suspending its foreign assistance program and Israel imposing [[2006–07 economic sanctions against the Palestinian National Authority|economic sanctions]] on the Hamas-led administration. In March 2007, a [[Palestinian authority national unity government|national unity government]] headed by Prime Minister [[Ismail Haniyeh]] of Hamas was briefly formed, but this failed to restart international financial assistance. Tensions over control of Palestinian security forces soon erupted in the [[2007 Battle of Gaza]], after which Hamas took control of Gaza, while its officials were ousted from government positions in the West Bank. Israel and Egypt then imposed an economic [[blockade of the Gaza Strip]], on the grounds that Fatah forces were no longer providing security there. In 2011, Hamas and Fatah announced a reconciliation agreement that provides for creation of a joint caretaker Palestinian government. Progress stalled, until an [[2014 Fatah–Hamas Gaza Agreement|April 2014 agreement]] to form a compromise unity government, with elections to be held in late 2014. | + | In 2007, Hamas took control of the [[Gaza Strip]] from rival Palestinian faction Fatah, which it has governed since separately from the Palestinian National Authority. This was followed by an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip with Egyptian support, and multiple wars with Israel, including in 2008–09, 2012, 2014, and 2021. The ongoing 2023 war began after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing mostly civilians, and taking hostages back to Gaza. |
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| - | * [[25th anniversary of Hamas]] | + | * [[October 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict]] |
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| - | * [[Human rights in the Palestinian National Authority]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of Palestinian suicide attacks]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of political parties in the Palestinian National Authority]] | + | |
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"The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him."--Article 7 of the Hamas Covenant provides the following quotation, attributed to Muhammad "Hamas is really smart. When they decide to rocket Israel, they insinuate themselves in the hospitals, in the schools, in the highly populous areas." “I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state. I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza... between 96 and 97% of the West Bank, compensating land in Israel, you name it." --Bill Clinton, May 13, 2016, Ewing Township, New Jersey |
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Hamas is a Palestinian islamic fundamentalist political party and military organization.
In 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative election by campaigning on clean government without corruption, combined with affirmation of Palestinians' right to armed struggle against the Israeli occupation, thus winning a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council.
In 2007, Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip from rival Palestinian faction Fatah, which it has governed since separately from the Palestinian National Authority. This was followed by an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip with Egyptian support, and multiple wars with Israel, including in 2008–09, 2012, 2014, and 2021. The ongoing 2023 war began after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing mostly civilians, and taking hostages back to Gaza.
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