Concept information
Preferred term
Hamas
Definition
- 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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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Hamas
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