Hamas/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:34, 29 October 2010

Muslim Brotherhood [r]: Add brief definition or description
Palestinian Authority [r]: The elected government, not fully sovereign, of the Occupied Territories of Palestine ^[e]
Occupied Territories [r]: Those parts of Jordan (i.e., the West Bank and East Jerusalem) and Egypt (i.e., Gaza) that were occupied by the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, and are now under the civil authority of the Palestinian Authority subject to Israeli military control; this specific term implies a belief that the Israeli actions are illegal, with which the State of Israel does not agree ^[e]

Ismail Haniya [r]: Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza; considered a moderate within Hamas ^[e]
Mousa Abu Marzook [r]: Deputy of the political bureau of Hamas, resident in Damascus, Syria; considered a moderate within that organization ^[e]

Hudna [r]: Add brief definition or description
Waqf (Islam) [r]: Literally, Arabic for hold, confinement or prohibition; in Islamic jurisprudence, holding certain property and preserving it for the confined benefit of certain desirable goals and forbidding others; often in the name of Islamic philanthropic organizations and sometimes to express Palestinian rights to land ^[e]

U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation [r]: A 2004 U.S. prosecution against an ostensible charitable foundation that was convicted of funding Hamas ^[e]

Ami Ayalon [r]: Minister without Portfolio (2007-2009) and Member of Knesset; Former head of the Shin Bet and Israeli Defense Forces Navy; Medal of Valor (Israel) recipient; recommends third-party negotiations with Hamas ^[e]

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