Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress

Zanotti, Jim

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Religion;    Islam;    Muslims;    International affairs;    Terrorism;   

RP-ID  :  R41514
RP-ID  :  R41514_2010Dec02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian Islamist military and sociopolitical movement that grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni religious and political organization founded in Egypt in 1928 that has branches throughout the world. The United States, Israel, the European Union, and Canada consider Hamas a terrorist organization. The overarching U.S. goal regarding Hamas is to deter, transform, marginalize, or neutralize it so that it no longer presents a threat to Israel's security, to a peaceful and lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or to other U.S. interests. This report discusses U.S. efforts and policy debates on these issues.