Hamas

Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. It won the... Wikipedia

  • Spokesperson:  Fawzi Barhoum
  • Chairman:  Ismail Haniyeh
  • Deputy Chairman:  Mousa Abu Marzouq
  • Founder:  Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
  • Founded:  December 10, 1987
  • Split from:  Muslim Brotherhood
  • Headquarters:  Gaza City, Gaza Strip
  • Military wing:  Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
  • Ideology:  Palestinian nationalism, Islamism, Islamic nationalism, Anti-Zionism, Anti-communism, Antisemitism
  • Religion:  Sunni Islam
  • Political alliance:  Alliance of Palestinian Forces
  • Colours:  Green
  • Most seats in the PLC (c. 2006):  74 / 132
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo