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{{Infobox political party|name=Islamic Resistance Movement|native_name=حركة المقاومة الإسلامية|logo=Hamas logo.png|founded=10 December 1987|wing1_title=Military wing|wing1=Izz al-Din al-Qassem Brigades|political_orientation=[[Anti-Zionism]]<br>Islamism<br>Palestinian nationalism}}
{{Infobox political party|name=Islamic Resistance Movement|native_name=حركة المقاومة الإسلامية|logo=Hamas logo.png|founded=10 December 1987|wing1_title=Military wing|wing1=Izz al-Din al-Qassem Brigades|political_orientation=[[Anti-Zionism]]<br>Islamism<br>Palestinian nationalism}}


The '''Islamic Resistance Movement''', also known as '''Hamas''' by its Arabic initials, is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] resistance movement that governs [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. It originally advocated for the complete destruction of the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]] but now wants "Israel" to return to its pre-1967 borders.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Alan Nasser|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Hamas: What It Is, What It Wants, and What Israel Makes of It|date=2009-01-12|url=https://mronline.org/2009/01/12/hamas-what-it-is-what-it-wants-and-what-israel-makes-of-it/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024093042/https://mronline.org/2009/01/12/hamas-what-it-is-what-it-wants-and-what-israel-makes-of-it/|archive-date=2021-10-24|retrieved=2022-09-09}}</ref> The imperialist governments of the Zionist Entity, [[Australia]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]], [[United States of America|USA]], and [[European Union|EU]] have classified Hamas as a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] organization,<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]|title=Australia to list Hamas as a terrorist organization|date=2022-02-20|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/02/20/australia-to-list-hamas-as-a-terrorist-organization/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221133641/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/02/20/australia-to-list-hamas-as-a-terrorist-organization/|archive-date=2022-02-21|retrieved=2022-09-09}}</ref> although it opposes [[al-Qaeda]] and [[jihadism]].<ref name=":0" />
The '''Islamic Resistance Movement''', also known as '''Hamas''' by its Arabic initials, is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] resistance movement that governs [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. It originally advocated for the complete destruction of the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]] but now wants it to return to its pre-1967 borders.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Alan Nasser|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Hamas: What It Is, What It Wants, and What Israel Makes of It|date=2009-01-12|url=https://mronline.org/2009/01/12/hamas-what-it-is-what-it-wants-and-what-israel-makes-of-it/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024093042/https://mronline.org/2009/01/12/hamas-what-it-is-what-it-wants-and-what-israel-makes-of-it/|archive-date=2021-10-24|retrieved=2022-09-09}}</ref> The imperialist governments of the Zionist Entity, [[Australia]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]], [[United States of America|USA]], and [[European Union|EU]] have classified Hamas as a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] organization<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]|title=Australia to list Hamas as a terrorist organization|date=2022-02-20|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/02/20/australia-to-list-hamas-as-a-terrorist-organization/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221133641/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/02/20/australia-to-list-hamas-as-a-terrorist-organization/|archive-date=2022-02-21|retrieved=2022-09-09}}</ref> even though it opposes [[al-Qaeda]] and [[jihadism]].<ref name=":0" />


== History ==
== History ==
Hamas formed during the [[First Intifada]] in 1987. In 1992, the Zionist Entity exiled hundreds of Hamas members. The [[United Nations]] Security Council condemned the expulsion, but [[Bill Clinton]] prevented them from returning.<ref name=":0" /> Hamas won the 2006 elections to the [[Palestinian National Authority]].<ref name=":1" />
Hamas formed during the [[First Intifada]] in 1987. In 1992, the Zionist Entity exiled hundreds of Hamas members. The [[United Nations]] Security Council condemned the expulsion, but [[Bill Clinton]] prevented them from returning.<ref name=":0" /> Hamas won the 2006 elections to the [[Palestinian National Authority]].<ref name=":1" />
=== Al-Aqsa Flood ===
{{Main article|Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa}}
In October 2023, Hamas rebelled against [[Zionism]] and called for solidarity from free peoples around the world.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Hamas calls for mass participation in Al-Aqsa Flood, Oct. 13|date=2023-10-11|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/10/73873/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014000606/https://www.workers.org/2023/10/73873/|archive-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Palestine]]
[[Category:Palestine]]
[[Category:Islam]]
[[Category:Islam]]
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[[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]]

Revision as of 12:19, 15 October 2023

Islamic Resistance Movement

حركة المقاومة الإسلامية
Founded10 December 1987
Military wingIzz al-Din al-Qassem Brigades
Political orientationAnti-Zionism
Islamism
Palestinian nationalism


The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas by its Arabic initials, is a Palestinian resistance movement that governs Gaza. It originally advocated for the complete destruction of the Zionist Entity but now wants it to return to its pre-1967 borders.[1] The imperialist governments of the Zionist Entity, Australia, the UK, USA, and EU have classified Hamas as a terrorist organization[2] even though it opposes al-Qaeda and jihadism.[1]

History

Hamas formed during the First Intifada in 1987. In 1992, the Zionist Entity exiled hundreds of Hamas members. The United Nations Security Council condemned the expulsion, but Bill Clinton prevented them from returning.[1] Hamas won the 2006 elections to the Palestinian National Authority.[2]

Al-Aqsa Flood

See main article: Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa

In October 2023, Hamas rebelled against Zionism and called for solidarity from free peoples around the world.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alan Nasser (2009-01-12). "Hamas: What It Is, What It Wants, and What Israel Makes of It" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Australia to list Hamas as a terrorist organization" (2022-02-20). Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  3. "Hamas calls for mass participation in Al-Aqsa Flood, Oct. 13" (2023-10-11). Workers World. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14.