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GAZA CITY, 29 January 2005 (1292005) — Hamas swept Thursday’s municipal elections in Gaza, winning as many as 77 seats out of 118 in 10 councils, Palestinian election officials said yesterday. The movement’s spectacular win in the poverty-stricken territory came as Israel announced a halt to operations in the Gaza Strip.

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46 minutes ago Hamas Influence Grows with Gaza Election Victories 050128
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Hamas Hamas, acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Arabic: Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas is also Arabic for 'zeal' or 'courage') is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization, regarded by some as a militant organization and by others as a terrorist group.

The United_States, Canada, Israel and the European Union, among others, consider Hamas a terrorist organization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
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252005 Hamas takes over at Gaza councils

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BBC News Hamas has been the most powerful force in the current Palestinian uprising - reviled by Israelis for its suicide bomb attacks on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4238453.stm
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Israel Israeli PM warns over peace hopes

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Ariel Sharon wants Palestinian militant groups dismantled
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282005 Hamas says not bound by Palestinian ceasefire

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Israel Four Israelis dead as Palestinian suicide bomber attacks
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mikejohnson She stood alone, excusing herself from the crowd, and surrounded by a select few, she cried for her family, her friends, and her country. "Why is she crying?" MJ asked one of her close friends. "I think she heard that there was a piguah."
- "I thought these things rolled off you guys, you're Israelis you're not supposed to cry over bombs!"
- "It is easier to deal with it when we are at home and we can talk to all of our friends and families right away."
- "Is she going to be OK?"
- "She's Israeli! Nobody will give her any attention and she'll stop this display hahaha"
wishes he was israeli.
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