| General Resources on Terrorism: Hamas |
| The Online Catalog of the Library of Congress will provide you with printed sources on this subject. Bear in mind that Hamas is an acronym and you must search for its full name. Click here for a subject search on Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah)
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| Background Information of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. (http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/fto%5Finfo%5F1999.html#hamas) |
| The U.S. Department of State presents "Background Information on Foreign Terrorist Organizations," which was released by the Office of Counterterrorism on October 8, 1999. The report offers descriptions and notes the activities of groups, in this case, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) and others. |
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| Guide to HAMAS. (http://www.jewishpost.com/jp0203/jpn0303.htm) |
| Presents "A Guide to HAMAS," written by Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein and published as part of the "Jewish Post of New York" site. Examines the history of HAMAS. States that confusion about the group, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, comes from the fact that is both a terrorist organization and a religious movement. Examines HAMAS' ties to Iran. |
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| Hamas (http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/05593.html) |
| Columbia University Press presents information on Hamas, as part of the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Hamas stands for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization that has a military wing that has carried out terrorist attacks on Israelis. Hamas opposed the accord between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Shiek Ahmed Yassin is the founder of Hamas, and he was imprisoned by the Israelis in 1989. He was released in 1997. |
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| Hamas Covenant 1988. (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/hamas.htm) |
| The Avalon Project of the Yale University Law School presents the Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, which is dated August 18, 1988. The covenant describes the goals of the group, which is dedicated to the liberation of Palestine from Israel. |
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| Hamas and Hizbollah (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23829) |
| Provides the text of Stephen C. Pelletiere's, November 10, 1994 essay: HAMAS AND HIZBOLLAH: THE RADICAL CHALLENGE TO ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.
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| Hamas: The Organizations, Goals and Tactics of a Militant Palestinian Organization (http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/931014-hamas.htm) |
| Presents "Hamas: The Organizations, Goals and Tactics of a Militant Palestinian Organization," an October 14, 1993 Congressional Research Service (CRS) issue brief, provided online as part of the CRS Documents Index of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Features information about the militant Palestinian group Hamas. |
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| Middle East historical and peace process documents (http://www.mideastweb.org/history.htm) |
| The MidEast Web Group presents the online versions of a collection of documents related to the history of and the peace process in the Middle East. The documents include the Hamas Charter (1988), the Oslo Declaration of Principles (1993), the Palestinian National Charter (1968), and more. |
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| Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): Background Briefing (http://www.iris.org.il/plohist.htm) |
| Information Regarding Israel's Security (IRIS) presents information about the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and other alleged terrorist groups. IRIS provides histories about Palestinian terrorist groups, such as Hamas, the Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine (Fatah), and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). |
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| The Palestinian Hamas: vision, violence, and coexistence |
| Access limited to selected IP addresses/network |
| Description and sample pages available from Amazon.com. |
| https://wwwc.cc.columbia.edu/sec/dlc/ciao/book/mishal/ |
| Online access is limited to CIAO affiliated libraries. The book is available at the Library of Congress, Call Number: DS119.76 .M57 2000 . |
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| Palestinian Information Center (http://www.palestine-info.com) |
| The Palestinian Information Center provides information in the Palestinian Question, the land & history, Jerusalem, al-Aqsa Mosque, and provides the Hamas Movement with a web presence. In Arabic, English, and Malawi. |
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| For the Record: Hamas (http://www.jmcc.org/media/reportonline/article4.htm) |
| The Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre presents "For the Record: Hamas" from the October 24, 2001 issue of the "Palestine Report." The article contains an interview with Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) affiliate and editor of the Islamist publication "Al Risala." Hamad discusses the position of Hamas concerning the U.S.-led coalition against terror, the activities of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (1929- ), the differences between Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and more. |
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| Unholy Fundraising (http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-daguillard120601.shtml) |
| "National Review" presents the December 6, 2001 article "Unholy Fundraising," written by Robert Daguillard. The article focuses on the relationship between the American-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development and Hamas. The foundation is accused of raising funds for Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), which is dedicated to establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in the place of Israel. |
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| World News Connection® |
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| Provides a wide variety of foreign news sources, translated into English. If you are authorized to use this service, click on the address below and enter a search to find relevant articles. World News Connection® is compiled and distributed by the National Technical Information Service of the Department of Commerce of the United States of America. |
| http://wnc.fedworld.gov/C717468261718750208347759/search.nl.html |
| Available to the public through libraries that have a subscription to this service. In The Library of Congress it is available to the public only in the European Reading Room. |
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