| Founded: 1987 |
| Location: West Bank and Gaza; leaders also in Syria, Lebanon, and Iran. Funded by groups in Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, western Eurpoe, Hezbollah, and others. |
| Ideology: Muslim Brotherhood Islamist. Opposes PLO. |
| Hamas Charter: "Israel will exist until Islam will obliterate it. There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad (Holy War). |
| Operations: Shootings, bombings, rocket attacks, homocide bombings 1993-2000: 41 suicide bombings 2000-2005: 58 suicide bombings 2003-2004: 773 terrorist attacks 9/2000-4/2004: 377 Israelis killed; 2,076 wounded 2005: 29 homocide bombers foiled and arrested 2000-2005: 40% of all homocide bombers --Israel 101, pp.24 |
| Founded: 1964 |
| Ideology: Secular Arab Nationalist. |
| PLO Charter-1968: "Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine. The partition of Palestine in 1947 and the establishment of the state of Israel are entirely illegal, regardless of the passage of time. Claims of historical or religious ties of Jews with Palestine are incompatible with the facts of history." |
| Operations: Plane hijackings, hostage taking, bombings, assassinations 1968-1982: Targeted Israeli civilians and Jews globally, and conducted operations against Lebanese, Jordanians, and Americans Tried to overthrow King Hussein of Jordon and was crushed by Hussein's army in September 1970 --Israel 101, pp.25 |
The Moozlum Student Association Pledge is a restatement of the Moozlum Brotherhood's credo, which states:
Allah is our objective
The Prophet is our leader
Qu'arn is our law
Jihad is our way
Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope
Actual Moozlum Student Association Pledge of Allegiance - and on a campus near you!:
Allah is my lord
Islam is my life
The koran is my guide
The sunna is my practice
Jihad is my spirit
Righteousness is my character
Paradise is my goal
I enjoin what is right
I forbid what is wrong
I will fight against opression
I will die to establish islam
