islamic resistance movement

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108039012)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    has: iz al-din al-qassam battalions, qassam brigades, salah al-din battalions - the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel
    same as: hamas

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