Hamas Flashcards
What is Hamas’ full name?
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah)
What is Hamas?
A Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist political and military organization governing the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007
Who was Hamas founded by?
Palestinian imam and activist Ahmed Yassin in 1987
When was Hamas founded?
After the outbreak of the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation
What was the First Intifada?
A sustained series of protests, acts of civil disobedience and riots
How did Hamas win a majority in the Palestinian government in 2006?
By promising to fight corruption and continue resisting Israeli occupation
When did Hamas take control of the Gaza Strip?
In 2007 after a conflict with a rival group called Fatah
What did Hamas originally aim to create?
A state in all of what was once Mandatory Palestine, replacing Israel
What did the new 2017 Hamas charter do?
It supported the idea of a Palestinian state within the borders from 1967, though they still do not recognize Israel as a state
What has Hamas done over the years based on the 1967 borders?
Offered long-term truces
What’s the difference between the 1988 Hamas charter and the 2017 one?
The ‘88 one was criticized as antisemitic, while the 2017 shifted focus, stating that Hamas’ conflict is with Zionists, not Jews as a whole
Who has Hamas historically sought out relations with?
Egypt, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey
Some of Hamas’ relations with other countries have been impacted by what?
The Arab Spring
How many people did Hamas kill on October 7, 2023. How many did they kidnap?
Killed 1,139 and kidnapped about 250
Where are Hamas’ roots?
In Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, active in Gaza since the ’50s
