Hamas
WordNet
noun
(1) A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
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Etymology
From , an acronym (meaning literally ‘enthusiasm’) for (ḥarakat al-muqāwama al-islāmīya) ‘Islamic Resistance Movement’.
Proper noun
- An Islamic militant organization that presses for an independent Palestinian state and abnegates the recognition of Israel.