Hamas was created in 1987 by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin of the Gaza wing of the Muslim Brotherhood at the beginning of the First Intifada. Best known outside the Palestinian territories for its suicide bombings[3] and other attacks directed against civilians and Israeli military and security forces targets. Hamas' charter (written in 1988 and still in effect) calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.[4][5][6] Vehemently anti-Israel and, according to some, anti-Semitic[7] its charter states: "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad."[8] However, after coming to power, Hamas announced it was giving up suicide attacks and "offered a 10-year truce [with Israel] in return for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories: the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem."[9][10][11] Hamas also declared a unilateral ceasefire with Israel which, after Israeli air strikes in response to Hamas smuggling weapons into Gaza, was formally renounced.[12]

Hamas is listed as a terrorist organization by Canada,[20][21] the European Union,[22] Israel,[23] Japan,[24] and the United States,[25] and is banned in Jordan,[26] Australia,[27] and the United Kingdom[28] both list the militant wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, as a terrorist organization. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on June 20, 2007 that Hamas are "murderous terrorists," after the group seized control of the Gaza Strip.[2] According to the US State Department, the group is funded by Iran, Palestinian expatriates, and private benefactors in Saudi Arabia and other Arab states.[25] In a 2002 report, Human Rights Watch stated that Hamas' leaders "should be held accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity" that have been committed by its members.[29]
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I know...."but they were elected!".......but so was Mahmoud Abbas. Check out page 25 Article 127 regarding who is the Supreme Commander of their military forces. The members of Hamas are in direct violation.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE

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