Hamas

Hamas ( ', akronim dari "Harakat al-Muqawwamatul Islamiyyah" ', secara harfiah "Gerakan Pertahanan Islam" dan kata Arab untuk 'ketekunan'), adalah organisasi Islam Palestina * "This is particularly the case in view of the scholarly debate on the compatibility of Islam and democracy but even more so in view of Hamas's self-definition as an Islamic national liberation movement." "The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence", by Shaul Mishal & Avraham Sela, 2006, p. xxviii
; *In this way the PA has been able to control the economic activities of its political adversaries, including the Hamas and other Islamic opposition groups. "Investment in Peace: Politics of Economic Cooperation between Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority", by Shaul Mishal, Ranan D. Kuperman, David Boas, 2001, p. 85
; * "Hamas is a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization that has stated that its highest priority is a Jihad (holy war) for the liberation of Palestine ..." "Peace and War: The Arab–Israeli Military Balance Enters the 21st Century", by Anthony H. Cordesman, 2002, p. 243
; * "One of the secrets behind the success of Hamas is that it is an Islamic and national movement at one and the same time ..." "Hamas: Palestinian Identity, Islam, and National Sovereignty", by Meir Litvak, in "Challenges to the Cohesion of the Arabic State", by Asher Susser, 2008, p. 153. ; * "Hamas is an Islamic fundamentalist movement founded in 1987 ..." "Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues", by Gus Martin, 2009, p. 153
; * "Hamas is an Islamic jihadist organization ..." "Why Israel Can't Wait: The Coming War Between Israel and Iran", by Jerome R. Corsi, 2009, p. 39. ; * "The Islamic Resistance Movement (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islam- iyya), known by its acronym Hamas, is an Islamic fundamentalist organization that defines itself as the military wing of the Muslim Brethren." "Anti-Semitic motifs in the Ideology of Hizballah and Hamas", by Esther Webman, 1994, p. 17. * "Understanding Islamism", Crisis Group Middle East/North Africa Report N°37, March 2, 2005 * * * "The New Hamas: Between Resistance and Participation". "Middle East Report". Graham Usher, August 21, 2005 * , dengan sayap militer terkait, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, di wilayah Palestina.