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{{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 a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [[Militant Islam|militant 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''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [[Militant Islam|militant 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]. They have been the principal governing power of the Gaza Strip since 2007.

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]]

Hamas' stated goal is the abolishment of the State of Israel as well as the establishment of an Islamic state in the Palestinian territories. They are considered to be a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, and the European Union.

==Biography==

Hamas was founded in 1987 shortly after the outbreak of the [[First Intifada]] as an offshoot of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. Co-founder [[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]]

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.

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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]].

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]]. They

The organization is also infamous for its rampant [[Holocaust denial]], as they aggressively deny it on their platform and oftentimes speak with prominent Holocaust deniers.

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 {{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 a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [[Militant Islam|militant 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''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Territories Palestinian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni Sunni] [[Militant Islam|militant 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]. They have been the principal governing power of the Gaza Strip since 2007.
-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>
+Hamas' stated goal is the abolishment of the State of Israel as well as the establishment of an Islamic state in the Palestinian territories. They are considered to be a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, and the European Union.
+==Biography==
+Hamas was founded in 1987 shortly after the outbreak of the [[First Intifada]] as an offshoot of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. Co-founder [[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>
 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.
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 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]].
+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]]. They
 The organization is also infamous for its rampant [[Holocaust denial]], as they aggressively deny it on their platform and oftentimes speak with prominent Holocaust deniers.