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Hamas was established in 1987, and allegedly has its origins in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement, which had been active in the Gaza Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a network of mosques and various charitable and social organizations.
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Hamas emblem is here." (Santiago Tazón, 20 Dec 2001) While this flag has apparently been spotted in Hamas demonstrations since at least 2001, it cannot be identified as "the flag of Hamas". It has rather been carried by Hamas supporters as symbolizing Islam or Islamism, not as an emblem of Hamas as an organization.
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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. An inverted red triangle Since the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, an inverted red triangle has been used by pro-Palestinian protesters. The red triangle as a Palestinian symbol dates back to the Arab Revolt, after which it was also used in the Palestinian flag. More recently, combat footage ...
In 1997, political scientists Ilana Kass and Bard O'Neill described Hamas' relationship with the Brigades as reminiscent of Sinn Féin's relationship to the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and quoted a senior Hamas official: "The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigade is a separate armed military wing, which has its own leaders who do not take ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin أحمد ياسين Yassin in 2004 Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council In office 10 December 1987 – 22 March 2004 Deputy Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi Personal details Born Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin June 1936 (1936-06 ...
The payments commenced due to the 2017 decision by the Palestinian Authority (PA), an administration in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and rival to Hamas, to cut government employee salaries in Gaza. At the time, the PA objected to the funds, which Hamas said was intended for both medical and governmental salary payments.