Hamas is an acronym of the Arabic phrase حركة المقاومة الاسلامية or Harakat al-Muqāwama al-Islāmiyya , meaning `` Islamic Resistance Movement '' .
Hamas is an acronym of the Arabic phrase حركة المقاومة الاسلامية , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or `` Islamic Resistance Movement '' .