Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
From Bridget Johnson, About.com
Hamas is the Palestinian political movement that rules the Gaza Strip with its paramilitary wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
A Palestinian boy holds a gun during a Hamas rally Jan. 25, 2002, in the Gaza Strip town of Rafah.
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