| a Palestinian Islamic movement engaged in grass-roots organizing and terrorism against Israel. |
[hah-mah, hah-mah] | a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River. 137,589. |
A radical Palestinian organization founded in 1987 in opposition to the moderate policies of the Palestine Liberation Organization. In a controversial move, Yasir Arafat has brought members of Hamas into positions of authority within the Palestinian Authority. Hamas sponsors terrorism directed at Israel, especially in the form of suicide bombers in crowded places.