English noun: Islamic Resistance Movement | |||
| 1. | Islamic Resistance Movement (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 | Hamas | ||
| 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 | ||