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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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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.
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 ...
The 2000s saw the release of several video games exploring the conflict. Under Siege (2005), developed by Syrian company Afkar Media, is a first-person shooter that tells the story of a young Palestinian resisting Israeli occupation during the Second Intifada.
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 ...