Who really owns the West Bank?
After the 2007 split between Fatah and Hamas, the West Bank areas under Palestinian control are an exclusive part of the Palestinian Authority, while the Gaza Strip is ruled by Hamas.
Which country supports Hamas?
It has been called perhaps the most significant social services actor in Palestine. By 2000 it or its affiliated charities ran roughly 40% of the social institutions in the West Bank and Gaza and, with other Islamic charities, by 2005 was supporting 120,000 individuals with monthly financial support in Gaza.
What does the word Hezbollah mean?
Hezbollah (/ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː/; Arabic: حزب الله Ḥizbu ‘llāh, literally “Party of Allah” or “Party of God”, also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992.
Who is Palestinian President?
Mahmoud Abbas
Why was Hamas formed?
In 1987, several Palestinians were killed in a traffic accident involving an Israeli driver, and the events that followed–a Palestinian uprising against Israel’s West Bank and Gaza occupation–led Yassin and six other Palestinians to found Hamas as an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Where is Hamas headquarters?
Gaza
Where is Hamas active?
HAMAS’ strength is concentrated in the Gaza Strip and areas of the West Bank. HAMAS has a military wing known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades that has conducted many anti-Israel attacks in both Israel and the Palestinian territories since the 1990s.
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 inverted and reverse acronym فتح Fatḥ (generally rendered in English as “Fatah”) meaning “opening”, “conquering”, or “victory”.
When was Fatah founded?
October 10, 1959, Kuwait
Was a founding member of Fatah and leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO?
In 1969 Yasser Arafat, leader of Fatah, was named the PLO’s chairman. From the late 1960s the PLO organized and launched guerrilla attacks against Israel from its bases in Jordan, which prompted significant Israeli reprisals and led to instability within Jordan.
Who funds the PLO?
The agencies that disburse the funds employ over 500 bureaucrats. Funds are dispersed via separate agencies, one for families of prisoners and the other for the general population. Both agencies are “PLO institutions,” but they are both funded by the PA.