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Hamas, a radical offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, first rose to prominence by planning and executing the first intifada against Israeli occupation in 1987.
Hamas was founded in 1987. From the 1990s it achieved notoriety for its use of the tactic of [[suicide bombing]], principally against civilian targets in Israel. It also set itself in opposition to the [[secular]] [[Fatah]] movement. In the 2006 elections to the [[Palestinian Authority]] legislature Hamas gained a majority of seats; its government was dissolved in June 1997 by Palestinian President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] following the military takeover by Hamas of the [[Gaza Strip]] after several days o0f fighting between Hamas and Fatah.
Hamas was founded in 1987. From the 1990s it achieved notoriety for its use of the tactic of [[suicide bombing]], principally against civilian targets in Israel. It also set itself in opposition to the [[secular]] [[Fatah]] movement. In the 2006 elections to the [[Palestinian Authority]] legislature Hamas gained a majority of seats; its government was dissolved in June 1997 by Palestinian President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] following the military takeover by Hamas of the [[Gaza Strip]] after several days o0f fighting between Hamas and Fatah.
[[Arnaud de Borchgrave]] wrote:
:Hamas, a radical offshoot of [[Egypt]]'s [[Muslim Brotherhood]], first rose to prominence by planning and executing the first intifada against Israeli occupation in 1987. Like [[Hezbollah]] in [[Lebanon]], Hamas also runs welfare services for the poor, which in [[Gaza]] is almost the entire population of 1.5 million. In 2006, Hamas startled the world and frightened Israel by winning legislative elections and seizing control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ministries. It refuses to deal with Israel and shares the conviction of Iran's President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] that Israel's demise is preordained. [http://www3.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20070618-102221-3925r.htm]