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• n  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

• Hamas
• Islamic Resistance Movement

News & Articles

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• Hamas Urges Former Ally Hezbollah to Leave Syria
  Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to withdraw from Syria, signaling growing sectarian rift        
  June 17, 2013 - ABC News
• Hamas calls on Hezbollah to pull fighters out of Syria
  GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for President Bashar al-Assad, and focus on fighting Israel instead. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, was once an Assad ally but last year endorsed the revolt against him in a shift that at the time deprived the Syrian leader ...
  June 17, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Palestinians Inspired, Confused And Divided By Syria
  June 17, 2013: Hamas, despite Iran cutting off aid (about $2 million a month), Hamas is still trying to maintain friendly relations with Iranian backed Shia militia Hezbollah in Lebanon. Most Palestinians (who tend to be Sunni and Christian) have come out in favor of the Syrian rebels.
  June 17, 2013 - Strategy Page

Quotes

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• President Bush in AFP
  I understand Israel's desire to protect itself and that the situation now taking place in Gaza was caused by Hamas,Bush said.
• Condoleezza Rice in 680 News
  There are a number of conditions that need to be obtained if a ceasefire is to be durable,Rice said. "Among them is to do something about the weapons smuggling and the potential for resupply of Hamas from other places, including from...
• Brandt Jobe in INDYchannel.com
  It's very important that at least someone meet with the Hamas leaders to express their views, to ascertain what flexibility they have, to try to induce them to stop all attacks against innocent civilians in Israel and to cooperate with e Fatah as a... Jimmy Carter http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGvgCuAi1KzrhIeWzdOkOZTr2npBA Daily Star - Lebanon http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp%3Fedition_id%3D10%26categ_id%3D2%26article_id%3D90975&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEVtEwIowZ5lBQVQZU8jlRhluH78A Apr 13, 2008 45079 61575 hamate In 2003, I shattered what's called the hook of the hamate," said Jobe. "I had surgery in 2003 and was out most of the year. I started in 2004 and playing at my fourth tournament, I shattered it again, and went back to the same doctor. It's...