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The military wing of Hamas is called the '''Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades''' in memory of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, killed by the British in 1935 near Haifa.
The military wing of Hamas is called the '''Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades''' in memory of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, killed by the British in 1935 near Haifa.
Hamas conducts numerous social welfare actions, known as ''Dawa'', including relief and education programs, school funding, soup kitchens, and sports leagues. These programs are viewed variously as part of a sincere social development agenda, as propaganda and recruitment exercises, or both. In December 2001, the Bush administration seized the assets of the '''Holy Land Foundation''', the largest Muslim charity in the United States, on suspicions it was funding Hamas.<ref>''ibid.''</ref>
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