Meaning | 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. |
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Synonym | Islamic Resistance Movement |
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Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
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Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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Parts | Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions, Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions | The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel |
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Spanish | Hamas, Hamás |
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Catalan | Hamas |
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