HAMAS- Islamic Resistance Movement

Abstract

HAMAS is an acronym for ?arakat al-Muqawamah al-?Islamiyyah, which can be translated to 'Islamic Resistance Movement'. It is a Sunni Palestinian Political party that has been labeled as a terrorist group by several nations including The European Union, United States, Japan, Canada and its direct opponent, Israel (Rosaler, 2003). The organization governs the Gaza Strip after winning majority seats in the Palestinian Parliament by defeating Fatah (Tamimi, 2007).

This paper will begin by looking at the history of HAMAS in detail. In early 1987, a Palestinian uprising took place. It was the aftermath of a traffic accident by ...