Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya

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Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya is a Palestinian Islamist militant and political organization that governs the Gaza Strip and is known for its armed resistance against Israel.

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Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist political organization
Palestinian organization
militant organization
charterIssuedIn 1988
conflictWith Israel
surface form: State of Israel
controls border crossings in Gaza (partially and intermittently)
countryOfOrigin Palestine
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Canada
European Union
Israel
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedDuring First Intifada
foundedIn 1987
foundedInCity Gaza City
surface form: Gaza
founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Mahmoud Zahar
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
governs Gaza Strip
hasCharter Hamas Charter
hasEnemy Israel Defense Forces
hasMilitaryWing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
hasPoliticalRival Fatah
hasPoliticalWing Hamas
surface form: Hamas political bureau
hasSupportBase Gaza Strip population
parts of the Palestinian diaspora
hasWing social services network in Gaza
ideology Islamism
Sunni Islamism
involvedIn 2006 Palestinian legislative election
surface form: Palestinian legislative elections
knownFor armed resistance against Israel
languageOfName Arabic
nameMeaningInEnglish Hamas
surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement
operatesIn Gaza Strip
originatedFrom Muslim Brotherhood
surface form: Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine
participatesIn Arab–Israeli conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
politicalPosition Islamist
Palestinian nationalist
provides religious education programs
social welfare services in Gaza
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam
shortName Hamas
usesTactics guerrilla warfare
rocket attacks
suicide bombings
won 2006 Palestinian legislative election

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Hamas fullArabicName Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya
Hamas abbreviationOf Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya