Difference Between Fatah and Hamas

1. What does Fatah stand for?
2. What are the Hamas fighting for?
3. Is Hamas the PLO?
4. Who founded Fatah?
5. What was Israel called before 1948?
6. Who funds the Hamas?
7. Does Hamas recognize Israel?
8. Where did Hamas come from?
9. Why is Gaza important to Israel?
10. Who is the head of Hamas?
11. Who is in charge Palestine?

What does Fatah stand for?

The full name of the movement is حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني ḥarakat al-taḥrīr al-waṭanī al-Filasṭīnī, meaning the "Palestinian National Liberation Movement". From this was crafted the reverse acronym فتح Fatḥ (generally rendered in English as "Fatah") meaning "opening", "conquering", or "victory".

What are the Hamas fighting for?

Hamas, as its name (Islamic Resistance Movement) implies, aims to liberate Palestine from the Israeli occupation, and transform the country into an Islamic state.

Is Hamas the PLO?

Moreover, Hamas, the largest representative of the inhabitants of the Palestinian Territories alongside Fatah, is not represented in the PLO at all.

Who founded Fatah?

What was Israel called before 1948?

When World War I ended in 1918 with an Allied victory, the 400-year Ottoman Empire rule ended, and Great Britain took control over what became known as Palestine (modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan).

Who funds the Hamas?

Hamas is a militant and political organization currently in power in the Gaza Strip. According to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, "Hamas is funded by Iran.

Does Hamas recognize Israel?

The 2017 charter accepted for the first time the idea of a Palestinian state within the borders that existed before 1967 and rejects recognition of Israel which it terms as the "Zionist enemy". It advocates such a state as transitional but also advocates "liberation of all of Palestine".

Where did Hamas come from?

Hamas was established in 1987, and has its origins in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement, which had been active in the Gaza Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a network of mosques and various charitable and social organizations.

Why is Gaza important to Israel?

Gaza is dependent on Israel for its water, electricity, telecommunications, and other utilities. The Gaza Strip acquired its current northern and eastern boundaries at the cessation of fighting in the 1948 war, confirmed by the Israel–Egypt Armistice Agreement on 24 February 1949.

Who is the head of Hamas?

Who is in charge Palestine?

President of the State of Palestine