Definitions for "Hamas"
Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Sunni Muslim fundamentalist group that rejects all discussion with Israel, including the current Israeli-PLO negotiations. Responsible for many terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and Palestinian so-called "collaborators" with Israel. Recent evidence has indicated that Hamas carries out substantial fundraising and organizational work in the United States.
Palestinian nationalist group founded by Shaikh Ahmad Yasin in 1987. has religious basis, unlike Fatah, and is the latter's chief rival
terrorist group founded in 1987 as an outgrowth of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Principal political rival Arafat's Fatah (PLO) organization. Has tens of thousands of Palestinian supporters and sympathizers, but number of hard-core terrorists is unknown.