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Hezbollah Fatah Hamas

Hezbollah Fatah Hamas. Hezbollah. Meaning- "Party of God“   A  Shi'a  Muslim militant group and political party based in Lebanon.

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Hezbollah Fatah Hamas

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  1. HezbollahFatahHamas

  2. Hezbollah • Meaning- "Party of God“   • A Shi'a Muslim militant group and political party based in Lebanon. • The United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Israel classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, in whole or in part. Hezbolla’s • Secretary general- flag Sheikh  Hassan Nasrallah

  3. Hezbollah - foundation • Emerged in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon • Was founded with an Iranian support and its forces were trained and organized by a group of the ”Iranian Revolutionary Guards”. • Also receives political and military support from Syria • Officially announced their existence in a letter to the Lebanese press in 1985 .

  4. Hezbollah - 1985 manifesto  • 4 goals: • Israel's final departure from Lebanon as a prelude to its final obliteration • Ending any imperialist power in Lebanon • Bringing the Phalangists to justice for their crimes • giving the people the chance to choose with full freedom the system of government they want.

  5. The conflict with Israel • 1982–2000 -a guerrilla campaign against Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon • 1993-  ”Operation Accountability” • April 1996- operation “Grapes of Wrath” • October 7, 2000, kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers on the Israeli side of the Israeli-Lebanese border

  6. The conflict with Israel • 2006  kidnapping the Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and EldadRegev • 2006- the second Lebanon war

  7. Hezbollah • Hezbollah became a part of the Lebanese government for the first time on June 13, 2011. • Started as only a small militia, it has now grown to an organization with seats in the Lebanese government, a radio and television-stations, and programs for social development.

  8. Fatah • reverse acronym of “ḥarakat al-taḥrīr al-waṭanī al-filasṭīnī (meaning : "Palestinian National Liberation Movement.“) •  a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) • unlike Hamas, Fatah is not currently regarded as a terrorist organization by any government

  9. Fatah- foundation • founded in 1959 by members of the Palestinian diaspora • The founders included Yasser Arafat who was head of the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) in Cairo University and  SalahKhalaf, Khalil al-Wazir, KhaledYashruti who were leading the GUPS in Beirut

  10. Fatah- ideology • Palestine is part of the Arab World, and the Palestinian people are part of the Arab Nation • The Palestinian people have an independent identity. • liberating Palestine by a Palestinian armed struggle.

  11. Fatah- structure • The two most important decision-making bodies are the Central Committee of Fatah and the Fatah Revolutionary Council. • Fatah joined the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1967. Founder Yasser Arafat became Chairman of the PLO in 1969 • The head of Fatah is Abu Mazen.

  12. Fatah- International relations • In the 1960’s and the 1970’s, Fatah provided training to a wide range of European, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African militant groups, and carried out numerous attacks against Israeli targets in Western Europe and the Middle East • Fatah received weapons, explosives and training from the USSR, some East European states and China

  13. Hamas • Meaning - "enthusiasm“ • A Palestinian Sunni-Islamic political party and a military movement in the Gaza Strip and the west bank. • The European Union, the United States, Canada,Israel and Japan classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, while nations such as Russia and Turkey do not.

  14. Hamas - foundation • Hamas was founded in 1987, during the First Intifada, as an offshoot of the “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood”. • Founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Ahmad Taha • 1988 manifest: to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation and to establish an Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip

  15. Hamas - foundation • In more recent years, there have been some statements from a few Hamas leaders, saying that a recognition In an Israeli state is possible in certain terms

  16. Hamas - structure • Hamas is built of three wings: • The political wing • The social welfare wing • The military wing - Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades • Forms of action: • Jihad • daawa

  17. Hamas- 2006 elections • Hamas, headed by Ismail Haniyeh, won the 2006 Palestinian elections, winning 76 of the 132 seats of parliament (to Fatah's 43) • the Hamas victory brought to an end 40 years of PLO domination of Palestinian politics • Today , Hamas govern the Gasa strip while the Palestinian authority is more dominant in the west bank

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