Hamas (; acronym: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist militant organization. It is listed as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union,"Council Decision" Council of the European Union, December 21, 2005 Israel, and the United States, and is banned in Jordan.Karmi, Omar. "What does the Hamas victory mean for nearby Jordan?", The Daily Star, February 18, 2006

Created in 1987 by Shaikh Ahmed Yassin of the Gaza wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas is known chiefly for its suicide bombings Karon, Tony. "Hamas Explained", Time Magazine, December 11, 2001; Barzak, Ibrahim. "Israel blames Iran, Syria for bombings", ABC News, January 20, 2006; Musharbash, Yassin. "Could Victory be Undoing of Hamas", Der Spiegel, January 27, 2006;"Palestinian Political Organizations", PBS, April 4, 2002; No byline. "After the Hamas earthquake", The Guardian, January 27, 2006 and other attacks directed against Israeli civilians, as well as military and security forces targets. Hamas' charter (written in 1988 and still in force) calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip."The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)", MidEast Web, August 18, 1988; "The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement", The Avalon Project at Yale Law School, retrieved April 22, 2006.

According to the U.S. State Dept, Hamas is funded by Iran, Palestinian expatriates, and private benefactors in Saudi Arabia and other Arab states."Country reports on terrorism", U.S. State Dept., April 27, 2005 In a 2002 report, Human Rights Watch stated that Hamas' leaders "should be held accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity" that have been committed by its members. The same report quoted Reuven Paz, former head of research for the Shin Bet (Israeli intelligence agency), who described Hamas as "an authentic product of Palestinian society under Israeli rule, more so than the PA." (Palestinian Authority).Erased In A Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians V. Structures and Strategies of the Perpetrator Organizations, Human Rights Watch, October, 2002. ISBN 1564322807

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