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'''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].

|Box title = Evil Organization

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|fullname = Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah

|alias = Hamas

|origin = Palestine

|foundation = 1987

|headquarters = Gaza Strip

|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]]

|skills =

|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].

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]]

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.

Based on the principles of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_fundamentalism Islamic fundamentalism] gaining momentum throughout the Arab world in the 1980s, Hamas was founded in 1987 (during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Intifada First Intifada]) as an offshoot of the Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-WSJ-16 [16]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-crs1993-17 [17]] 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]]

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]]

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-[[File:Flag of Hamas.png|thumb|300px|right|The Flag of Hamas]]
+{{Evil Organization
-'''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].
+|Box title    = Evil Organization
+|image        = [[File:Flag of Hamas.png|thumb|300px|right|The Flag of Hamas]]
+|size   =
+|fullname = Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah
+|alias = Hamas
+|origin = Palestine
+|foundation = 1987
+|headquarters = Gaza Strip
+|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]]
+|skills =
+|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].
+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>
 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.
-Based on the principles of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_fundamentalism Islamic fundamentalism] gaining momentum throughout the Arab world in the 1980s, Hamas was founded in 1987 (during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Intifada First Intifada]) as an offshoot of the Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WSJ_16-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-WSJ-16 [16]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-crs1993_17-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#cite_note-crs1993-17 [17]]</sup> 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>
 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>
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+[[Category:Lawful Evil]]
+[[Category:Corrupting Influence]]
+[[Category:Genocidal]]
+[[Category:Kidnapper]]
+[[Category:Oppressors]]
+[[Category:Sadists]]