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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 of fighting between Hamas and Fatah.
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 of fighting between Hamas and Fatah.
On the other hand, Hamas has also cooperated with the Fatah in its campaign of terror against Israel. For example, after the failure of the 2000 peace talks former leader of the Fatah movement [[Yasir Arafat]] ordered Hamas to start launching attacks against Israel.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=189549 Arafat ordered Hamas attacks against Israel in 2000 - Jerusalem Post]</ref> In his later years Arafat also sought to create an leadership organization which would have included the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements.<ref>[http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=13434 Arafat's Hamas Honeymoon -FrontPage Magazine]</ref>
=== Islam ===
=== Islam ===