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Hamas  

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  • Radical Islamic organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel and the establishment of a fundamentalist Palestinian state from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River. In addition to its armed struggle against Israel, Hamas is engaged in a wide range of charitable and sociocultural activities in the Gaza Strip and, to a lesser extent, the West Bank. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States National Security; Hamas]

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