Hamas (redirected from Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah)

Hamas [ˈhæmæs]

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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an organization founded in 1987 with the aim of establishing an Islamic state in Palestine

[Arabic: zeal; also an acronym for haraka musallaha islamya Islamic Armed Movement]

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Hamas - 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 Islamic Resistance Movement act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions, Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions - the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel