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| | HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) |
 | | Hamas and Fateh Neck and Neck As Palestinian Elections Near, U.S. Department of State Office of Research (INR), January 19, 2006 | | | Various HAMAS elements have used both political and violent means, including terrorism, to pursue the goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in place of Israel. | | | HAMAS (in Arabic, an acronym for "Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia" -- Islamic Resistance Movement -- and a word meaning zeal) is a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization which became active in the early stages of the intifada, operating primarily in the Gaza District but also in Judea and Samaria. |
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http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/hamas.htm
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