Hamas: Difference between revisions

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|origin = Palestine

|foundation = 1987

|headquarters = Gaza ~~Strip~~

|headquarters = Gaza City, Gaza

|commanders = [[Ismail Haniyeh]] [[Khaled Mashal]] [[Yahya Sinwar]]

|agents = [[Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook]] [[Mohammed Deif]] [[Ahmed Jabari]] [[Imad Abbas]] [[Salah Shehade]] [[Adnan al-Ghoul]] [[Abdullah Barghouti]]

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In June 2008, as part of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_ceasefire Egyptian-brokered ceasefire], Hamas ceased rocket attacks on Israel and made some efforts to prevent attacks by other organizations.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-28 [28]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ITIC-29 [29]][''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]''] After a four-month calm, the conflict escalated when Israel carried out a military action with the stated aim of preventing an abduction planned by Hamas, using a tunnel that had been dug under the border security fence,[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]''] and killed seven Hamas operatives. In retaliation, Hamas attacked Israel with a barrage of rockets.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ITIC-29 [29]][''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]''] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ynetnews.com-30 [30]] In late December 2008, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Israel%E2%80%93Gaza_conflict Israel attacked Gaza],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-31 [31]] withdrawing its forces from the territory in mid-January 2009.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-32 [32]] After the Gaza War, Hamas continued to govern the Gaza Strip and Israel maintained its economic blockade. On May 4, 2011, Hamas and Fatah announced a reconciliation agreement that provides for "creation of a joint caretaker Palestinian government" prior to national elections scheduled for 2012.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-33 [33]] According to Israeli news reports quoting Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, as a condition of joining the PLO, Khaled Meshaal agreed to discontinue the "armed struggle" against Israel and accept Palestinian statehood within the 1967 borders, alongside Israel.

Hamas inherited from its predecessor a tripartite structure that consisted in the provision of social services, of religious training and military operations under a Shura Council. Traditionally it had four distinct functions: (a) a charitable social welfare division (dawah); (b) a military division for procuring weapons and undertaking operations (al-Mujahideen al Filastinun); (c) a security service (Jehaz Aman); and (d) a media branch (A'alam). Hamas has both an internal leadership within the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and an external leadership, split between a Gaza group directed by Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook from his exile first in Damascus and then in Egypt, and a Kuwaiti group (Kuwaidia) under [[Khaled Mashal]]. The Kuwaiti group of Palestinian exiles began to receive extensive funding from the Gulf States after its leader Mashal broke with [[Yasser Arafat]]'s decision to side with [[Saddam Hussein]] in the Invasion of Kuwait, with Mashal insisting that Iraq withdraw. On May 6, 2017, Hamas' Shura Council chose [[Ismail Haniya]] to become the new leader, to replace Mashal.

The exact nature of the organization is unclear, secrecy being maintained for fear of Israeli assassinations and to conceal operational activities. Formally, Hamas maintains the wings are separate and independent. Communication between the political and military wings of Hamas is difficult, owing to the thoroughness of Israeli intelligence surveillance and the existence of an extensive base of informants. After the assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi the occasional political direction of the militant wing diminished, with field commanders given discretional autonomy on operations.

Hamas have known to occasionally collaborate with [[Hezbollah]] and have the support of both Turkey (particularly President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]) and Qatar, who have provided financial aid to the group in the past. They also reportedly have operational and financial ties with [[Al-Qaeda]].

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 |origin = Palestine
 |foundation = 1987
-|headquarters = Gaza Strip
+|headquarters = Gaza City, Gaza
 |commanders = [[Ismail Haniyeh]]<br>[[Khaled Mashal]]<br>[[Yahya Sinwar]]
 |agents = [[Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook]]<br>[[Mohammed Deif]]<br>[[Ahmed Jabari]]<br>[[Imad Abbas]]<br>[[Salah Shehade]]<br>[[Adnan al-Ghoul]]<br>[[Abdullah Barghouti]]
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 In June 2008, as part of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_ceasefire Egyptian-brokered ceasefire], Hamas ceased rocket attacks on Israel and made some efforts to prevent attacks by other organizations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-28 [28]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ITIC_29-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ITIC-29 [29]]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]'']</sup> After a four-month calm, the conflict escalated when Israel carried out a military action with the stated aim of preventing an abduction planned by Hamas, using a tunnel that had been dug under the border security fence,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]'']</sup> and killed seven Hamas operatives. In retaliation, Hamas attacked Israel with a barrage of rockets.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ITIC_29-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ITIC-29 [29]]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS broken citation]'']</sup> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ynetnews.com_30-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-ynetnews.com-30 [30]]</sup> In late December 2008, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Israel%E2%80%93Gaza_conflict Israel attacked Gaza],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-31 [31]]</sup> withdrawing its forces from the territory in mid-January 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-32 [32]]</sup> After the Gaza War, Hamas continued to govern the Gaza Strip and Israel maintained its economic blockade. On May 4, 2011, Hamas and Fatah announced a reconciliation agreement that provides for "creation of a joint caretaker Palestinian government" prior to national elections scheduled for 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-33 [33]]</sup> According to Israeli news reports quoting Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, as a condition of joining the PLO, Khaled Meshaal agreed to discontinue the "armed struggle" against Israel and accept Palestinian statehood within the 1967 borders, alongside Israel.
+Hamas inherited from its predecessor a tripartite structure that consisted in the provision of social services, of religious training and military operations under a Shura Council. Traditionally it had four distinct functions: (a) a charitable social welfare division (dawah); (b) a military division for procuring weapons and undertaking operations (al-Mujahideen al Filastinun); (c) a security service (Jehaz Aman); and (d) a media branch (A'alam). Hamas has both an internal leadership within the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and an external leadership, split between a Gaza group directed by Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook from his exile first in Damascus and then in Egypt, and a Kuwaiti group (Kuwaidia) under [[Khaled Mashal]]. The Kuwaiti group of Palestinian exiles began to receive extensive funding from the Gulf States after its leader Mashal broke with [[Yasser Arafat]]'s decision to side with [[Saddam Hussein]] in the Invasion of Kuwait, with Mashal insisting that Iraq withdraw. On May 6, 2017, Hamas' Shura Council chose [[Ismail Haniya]] to become the new leader, to replace Mashal.
+The exact nature of the organization is unclear, secrecy being maintained for fear of Israeli assassinations and to conceal operational activities. Formally, Hamas maintains the wings are separate and independent. Communication between the political and military wings of Hamas is difficult, owing to the thoroughness of Israeli intelligence surveillance and the existence of an extensive base of informants. After the assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi the occasional political direction of the militant wing diminished, with field commanders given discretional autonomy on operations.
 Hamas have known to occasionally collaborate with [[Hezbollah]] and have the support of both Turkey (particularly President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]) and Qatar, who have provided financial aid to the group in the past. They also reportedly have operational and financial ties with [[Al-Qaeda]].
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 [[Category:Obsessed]]
 [[Category:Provoker]]
-[[Category:Plagiarism]]
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
 [[Category:Military]]
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 [[Category:Anti-Christian]]
 [[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]