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| Ha·mas [ ha máss ] |
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Islamic Palestinian organization: a fundamentalist Islamic Palestinian organization supporting and engaging in resistance to Israel in the Israeli-occupied territories
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| [Late 20th century. < Arabic hamas "enthusiasm, zeal," identified with acronym < harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya "Islamic Resistance Movement"] |
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