Meaning of Hamas | Babel Free
həˈmɑsDefinitions
A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.
Equivalents
Examples
“Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.”
“[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.”
“He wanted to travel to Gaza in the Palestinian territories to join HAMAS’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade in its fight against Israel.”
“HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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