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Parent topics
- Muslim Brotherhood [r]: An Islamic political group, formed in Egypt and increasingly part of the political system there, which has worldwide branches; it may be moving from a Salafist ideology to a more mulilateral one [e]
- Palestinian Authority [r]: The elected government, not fully sovereign, of the Occupied Territories of Palestine [e]
- Occupied Territories [r]: Those parts of Jordan (i.e., the West Bank and East Jerusalem) and Egypt (i.e., Gaza) that were occupied by the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, and are now under the civil authority of the Palestinian Authority subject to Israeli military control; this specific term implies a belief that the Israeli actions are illegal, with which the State of Israel does not agree [e]
Subtopics
Leadership
- Ismail Haniya [r]: Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza; considered a moderate within Hamas [e]
- Mousa Abu Marzook [r]: Deputy of the political bureau of Hamas, resident in Damascus, Syria; considered a moderate within that organization [e]
Supporters
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi [r]: An influential Islamist cleric based in Qatar, opposed to al-Qaeda but supportive of other radical movements; extremely active on the Internet [e]
Specialized terminology
- Hudna [r]: Arabic word meaning a temporary but renewable cease-fire or truce, defined as of benefit to Muslims but may benefit others [e]
- Waqf (Islam) [r]: Literally, Arabic for hold, confinement or prohibition; in Islamic jurisprudence, holding certain property and preserving it for the confined benefit of certain desirable goals and forbidding others; often in the name of Islamic philanthropic organizations and sometimes to express Palestinian rights to land [e]
Military and terror operations
- Palestinian bombardment of Israel [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 2009 Gaza conflict [r]: Operation Cast Lead by Israeli Defense Forces moving into Gaza, and the effects of this operation [e]
Legal actions
- U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation [r]: A 2004 U.S. prosecution against an ostensible charitable foundation that was convicted of funding Hamas [e]
Israeli commentators
- Ami Ayalon [r]: Minister without Portfolio (2007-2009) and Member of Knesset; Former head of the Shin Bet and Israeli Defense Forces Navy; Medal of Valor (Israel) recipient; recommends third-party negotiations with Hamas [e]
Other foreign commentators
- Salafism [r]: A strict branch of Sunni Islam, dedicated to the restoration of the Caliphate, often by means of armed jihad [e]
- State of Iran [r]: The system of governance, government, and opposition (including insurgency) in Iran; characterized by both a complex structure of six or more constitutional bodies, and ultimate religious authority under the doctrine of wilayat al-faqih [e]
- Islamic Society of North America [r]: A U.S. organization describing itself as building bridges within the diversity of Islam and among people of faith; accused of being a Saudi front [e]
- Council on American Islamic Relations [r]: Self-described as a Muslim American civil liberties and advocacy group, which makes its audited finances public, a group that has been challenged as a militant Islamic front by generally ideological critics [e]
- David Horowitz Freedom Center [r]: Originally founded by David Horowitz to form a conservative presence in Hollywood, the organization is active on a number of fronts, such as DiscoverTheNetworks, to fight what it considers a combined leftist and Islamist trend in popular culture and academia [e]
- Daniel Pipes [r]: Director of the Middle East Forum; publisher, Middle East Quarterly and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University; member, Committee on the Present Danger; book author and columnist, director 1986-1983, Foreign Policy Research Institute; board member, United States Institute of Peace; son of Soviet specialist Richard Pipes; Hasbara speakers bureau; "favorite columnist", American Conservative Union [e]
- Faisal Abdul Rauf [r]: Imam of the Park51 mosque and community center in New York City; founder of the American Society for Muslim Advancement; spouse of Daisy Khan [e]
- J Street [r]: A U.S. lobbying organization, formed in 2008, positioned as an advocate of a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli and Israel-Palestine Conflicts, more liberal than many other U.S. Zionist organizations and the government of the State of Israel [e]
- Council for the National Interest [r]: U.S. interest group supporting a policy toward the State of Israel, which is defined in terms of American interests [e]