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Hamas- International (Islamic resistant movement)
====HAMAS is the Palestinain, Sunni, Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas was founded in 1987. Khaled Meshaal is Hamas' overall leader. Hamas combines Palestinian nationalism with Islamic fundamentalism. Its leaders have called suicide attacks the "F-16" of the Palestinian people. Hamas comprises three interrelated wings. The social welfare and political wings, which are responsible for the social, administrative, political, and propaganda activities of Hamas, and the military wing, which is engaged in covert activities, such as acting against suspected collaborators, gathering intelligence on potential targets, procuring weapons, and carrying out military attacks. In July 2009, Khaled Meshaal said Hamas was willing to cooperate with the United States on promoting a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hamas would accept a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders provided Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to Israel and East Jerusalem be recognized as the Palestinian capital. The proposal fell short of recognizing the state of Israel, a necessary step for Hamas to be included in peace talks. In an April 2008 meeting between Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and former US President Jimmy Carter, an understanding was reached in which Hamas agreed it would respect the creation of a Palestinian State in the territory seized by Israel in the 1967 Six day war, provided this were ratified by the Palestinian people in a referendum. Hamas is believed to have killed more than five hundred people in more than 350 separate terrorist attacks since 1993. ====

Logo of Hamas
Ahmad Yassin, leader until 2004