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|goals = Become the sole governing power of Palestine (partially succeeded) Kill all Jews and destroy Israel

|type of villains = Terrorists}}{{Quote|Our plan for this stage is to liberate any inch of Palestinian land, and to establish a state on it. Our ultimate plan is to have Palestine in its entirety.|[[Mahmoud Al-Zahhar]] states the goal of Hamas, June 15, 2010}}'''Hamas''' is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism Islamist][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-islamist.2Fislamic-5 [5]] organization, with an associated military wing, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-6 [6]] located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories Palestinian territories].

|type of villains = Terrorists}}

{{Quote|Our plan for this stage is to liberate any inch of Palestinian land, and to establish a state on it. Our ultimate plan is to have Palestine in its entirety.|[[Mahmoud Al-Zahhar]] states the goal of Hamas, June 15, 2010}}

'''Hamas''' is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism Islamist][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-islamist.2Fislamic-5 [5]] organization, with an associated military wing, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-6 [6]] located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories Palestinian territories].

Hamas was founded in 1987 shortly after the outbreak of the [[First Intifada]] as an offshoot of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. Co-founder [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheik_Ahmed_Yassin Sheik Ahmed Yassin] stated in 1987, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_Charter Hamas Charter] affirmed in 1988, that Hamas was founded to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation and to establish an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_republic Islamic state] in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-18 [18]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-19 [19]] However, in July 2009, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Meshal Khaled Meshal], Hamas's political bureau chief, said the organization was willing to cooperate with "a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict which included a Palestinian state based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_borders 1967 borders]", provided that Palestinian refugees hold the right to return to Israel and that East Jerusalem be the new nation's capital.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-20 [20]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-21 [21]]

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Since June 2007 Hamas has governed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip Gaza Strip], after it won a majority of seats in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Parliament Palestinian Parliament] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_legislative_election,_2006 January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-BBC-Hamas-who-7 [7]] and then defeated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah Fatah] political organization in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_conflict#Conflict series of violent clashes]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel Israel], the United States,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-SD1-8 [8]] Canada,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-9 [9]] the European Union,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-eu-10 [10]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-11 [11]] and Japan classify Hamas as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_organizations terrorist organization],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-intp-12 [12]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-fox1-13 [13]] while Iran, Russia,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-14 [14]] Turkey,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-15 [15]] and Arab nations do not.

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas affiliated military wing, has launched attacks on Israel, against both military and civilian targets. Attacks on civilian targets have included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel rocket attacks] and, from 1993 to 2006, [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palestinian_suicide_attacks~~ suicide bombings].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-guardian.co.uk-22 [22]] Military targets included Israeli outposts and border crossings and rival Palestinian militias in the occupied territories.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-23 [23]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-24 [24]]

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas affiliated military wing, has launched attacks on Israel, against both military and civilian targets. Attacks on civilian targets have included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel rocket attacks] and, from 1993 to 2006, [[Suicide Bombing|suicide bombings]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-guardian.co.uk-22 [22]] Military targets included Israeli outposts and border crossings and rival Palestinian militias in the occupied territories.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-23 [23]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-24 [24]]

In the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections Hamas won a decisive majority in the Palestinian Parliament,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-BBC-Hamas-who-7 [7]] defeating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization PLO]-affiliated Fatah party. Following the elections, the United States and the EU [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%932007_economic_sanctions_against_the_Palestinian_National_Authority halted financial assistance] to the Hamas-led administration.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-Newsweek1-25 [25]] In March 2007 a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinan_authority_national_unity_government national unity government], headed by Prime Minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniya Ismail Haniya] of Hamas was briefly formed, but this failed to restart international financial assistance.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]] Tensions over control of Palestinian security forces soon erupted into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Battle_of_Gaza 2007 Battle of Gaza],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]] after which Hamas retained control of Gaza while its officials were ousted from government positions in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank West Bank].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]] Israel and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt] then imposed an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%93present_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip economic blockade on Gaza], on the grounds that Fatah forces were no longer providing security there.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-iht.com-27 [27]]

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 |goals = Become the sole governing power of Palestine (partially succeeded)<br>Kill all Jews and destroy Israel
-|type of villains = Terrorists}}{{Quote|Our plan for this stage is to liberate any inch of Palestinian land, and to establish a state on it. Our ultimate plan is to have Palestine in its entirety.|[[Mahmoud Al-Zahhar]] states the goal of Hamas, June 15, 2010}}'''Hamas'''  is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism Islamist]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-islamist.2Fislamic_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-islamist.2Fislamic-5 [5]]</sup> organization, with an associated military wing, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades], <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-6 [6]]</sup> located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories Palestinian territories].
+|type of villains = Terrorists}}
+{{Quote|Our plan for this stage is to liberate any inch of Palestinian land, and to establish a state on it. Our ultimate plan is to have Palestine in its entirety.|[[Mahmoud Al-Zahhar]] states the goal of Hamas, June 15, 2010}}
+'''Hamas'''  is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism Islamist]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-islamist.2Fislamic_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-islamist.2Fislamic-5 [5]]</sup> organization, with an associated military wing, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades], <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-6 [6]]</sup> located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories Palestinian territories].
 Hamas was founded in 1987 shortly after the outbreak of the [[First Intifada]] as an offshoot of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. Co-founder [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheik_Ahmed_Yassin Sheik Ahmed Yassin] stated in 1987, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_Charter Hamas Charter] affirmed in 1988, that Hamas was founded to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation and to establish an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_republic Islamic state] in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-18 [18]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-19 [19]]</sup> However, in July 2009, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Meshal Khaled Meshal], Hamas's political bureau chief, said the organization was willing to cooperate with "a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict which included a Palestinian state based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_borders 1967 borders]", provided that Palestinian refugees hold the right to return to Israel and that East Jerusalem be the new nation's capital.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-20 [20]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-21 [21]]</sup>
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 Since June 2007 Hamas has governed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip Gaza Strip], after it won a majority of seats in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Parliament Palestinian Parliament] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_legislative_election,_2006 January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-Hamas-who_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-BBC-Hamas-who-7 [7]]</sup> and then defeated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah Fatah] political organization in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_conflict#Conflict series of violent clashes]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel Israel], the United States,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SD1_8-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-SD1-8 [8]]</sup> Canada,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-9 [9]]</sup> the European Union,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eu_10-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-eu-10 [10]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-11 [11]]</sup> and Japan classify Hamas as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_organizations terrorist organization],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-intp_12-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-intp-12 [12]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fox1_13-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-fox1-13 [13]]</sup> while Iran, Russia,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-14 [14]]</sup> Turkey,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-15 [15]]</sup> and Arab nations do not.
-The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas affiliated military wing, has launched attacks on Israel, against both military and civilian targets. Attacks on civilian targets have included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel rocket attacks] and, from 1993 to 2006, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palestinian_suicide_attacks suicide bombings].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian.co.uk_22-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-guardian.co.uk-22 [22]]</sup> Military targets included Israeli outposts and border crossings and rival Palestinian militias in the occupied territories.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-23 [23]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-24 [24]]</sup>
+The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas affiliated military wing, has launched attacks on Israel, against both military and civilian targets. Attacks on civilian targets have included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel rocket attacks] and, from 1993 to 2006, [[Suicide Bombing|suicide bombings]].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian.co.uk_22-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-guardian.co.uk-22 [22]]</sup> Military targets included Israeli outposts and border crossings and rival Palestinian militias in the occupied territories.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-23 [23]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-24 [24]]</sup>
 In the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections Hamas won a decisive majority in the Palestinian Parliament,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-Hamas-who_7-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-BBC-Hamas-who-7 [7]]</sup> defeating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization PLO]-affiliated Fatah party. Following the elections, the United States and the EU [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%932007_economic_sanctions_against_the_Palestinian_National_Authority halted financial assistance] to the Hamas-led administration.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Newsweek1_25-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-Newsweek1-25 [25]]</sup> In March 2007 a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinan_authority_national_unity_government national unity government], headed by Prime Minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniya Ismail Haniya] of Hamas was briefly formed, but this failed to restart international financial assistance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pact_26-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]]</sup> Tensions over control of Palestinian security forces soon erupted into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Battle_of_Gaza 2007 Battle of Gaza],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pact_26-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]]</sup> after which Hamas retained control of Gaza while its officials were ousted from government positions in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank West Bank].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pact_26-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-pact-26 [26]]</sup> Israel and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt] then imposed an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%93present_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip economic blockade on Gaza], on the grounds that Fatah forces were no longer providing security there.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-iht.com_27-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-iht.com-27 [27]]</sup>