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Definition of Hamas
1. Noun. A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing.
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Terms within: Iz Al-din Al-qassam Battalions, Qassam Brigades, Salah Al-din Battalions
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Definition of Hamas
1. Proper noun. An Islamic militant organization that presses for an independent Palestinian state and abnegates the recognition of Israel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamas
Literary usage of Hamas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"hamas (harakat al-muqawama al-islamiyya, Islamic Resistance Movement) Since
September 2000, hamas has carried out more suicide bombing attacks on civilians ..."
2. Terrorist Threats to the United States: Congressional Hearing edited by Lamar Smith (2001)
"He [Salah] identified the hamas leader in the United States as the head of the
institute, Ahmad Yousef [sic], a writer whose code name he said was Abu Ahmed ..."
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