English noun: Hamas | |||
1. | Hamas (group) a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing | ||
Synonyms | Islamic Resistance Movement | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Part holonym | Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions, Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||