Hamas was founded in 1987 during the first "intifada" by two leading Palestinian
Muslim Brotherhood members: Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi. Its name is an acronym of Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya, Arabic for "Islamic Resistance Movement." Their infamous "Charter" was written in 1987, vowing to annihilate the nation of Israel and condemning any Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives. Article Eight of the Charter states Hamas' slogan: "Allah is its goal, the Prophet its model, the Koran its Constitution, Jihad its path and death for the case of Allah its most sublime belief."
Hamas, Gaza and the Muslim Brotherhood's "Project":
(Part One of Two)
By Adrian Morgan
Recent events in the Gaza Strip have pushed Hamas into a position of power, which has been unprecedented since January 26, 2006 when election results were announced. Those elections saw the terrorist group officially becoming the head of the Palestinian parliament. Hamas evolved as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Developments since June 15 this year, when Hamas took the Gaza strip by force, have happened in line with the recommendations in a document entitled "The Project".
The Project was the name given to a 14-page document in Arabic, discovered on November 7, 2001, at the Swiss home of Muslim Brotherhood member and terrorist financier Youssef Moustafa Nada of the Al Taqwa Bank. The "Project" document, which was dated December 1, 1982, contains 12 major points, detailing a strategy for conquest of the West. Youssef Nada claimed not to know who wrote the document, though it was widely suspected to be the handiwork of Said Ramadan, son-in-law of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood.
(Part One of Two)
By Adrian Morgan
Recent events in the Gaza Strip have pushed Hamas into a position of power, which has been unprecedented since January 26, 2006 when election results were announced. Those elections saw the terrorist group officially becoming the head of the Palestinian parliament. Hamas evolved as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Developments since June 15 this year, when Hamas took the Gaza strip by force, have happened in line with the recommendations in a document entitled "The Project".
The Project was the name given to a 14-page document in Arabic, discovered on November 7, 2001, at the Swiss home of Muslim Brotherhood member and terrorist financier Youssef Moustafa Nada of the Al Taqwa Bank. The "Project" document, which was dated December 1, 1982, contains 12 major points, detailing a strategy for conquest of the West. Youssef Nada claimed not to know who wrote the document, though it was widely suspected to be the handiwork of Said Ramadan, son-in-law of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Hamas, Gaza and the Muslim Brotherhood's ‘Project’
Part Two (of Two)
By Adrian Morgan
Part Two (of Two)
By Adrian Morgan
Initially Hamas claimed to be involved with "charities," and as it was opposed to Yasser Arafat's PLO, it gained some support from Israel. Hamas received a boost of funds from 1988 onwards when Gulf States withdrew their support for the secular group Fatah. The first Hamas suicide bombing took place on April 16, 1993, followed by numerous similar attacks targeting Israeli civilians. The Oslo Peace Accords of 1993 were shunned by Hamas.
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