Look up: Hamas

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   Hamas
   The biggest of the militant Islamist groups which aspire to the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic state of Palestine.
   Found on http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0
   
   
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   Hamas
   Islamic fundamentalist organization formally founded by Sheikh Yassin Ahmed in 1988. Its militant wing, the Izzedine Al Qassam Brigades, played a major role...
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   Hamas
   Islamic Resistance Movement noun a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
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   Hamas
   Hamas (hämäs') [Arab., = zeal], Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement,. a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization that was founded in 1987 during the Intifada; it seeks to establish an Islamic state in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip (the former mandate o...
   Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0