Hamas

Definitions

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

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“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.”

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