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Qassam Brigades — noun the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel • Syn: ↑Salah al Din Battalions, ↑Iz Al Din Al Qassam Battalions • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act • … Useful english dictionary
Salah al-Din Battalions — noun the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel • Syn: ↑Qassam Brigades, ↑Iz Al Din Al Qassam Battalions • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act • Regions: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
act of terrorism — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
foreign terrorist organization — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑FTO • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act … Useful english dictionary
FTO — noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals • Syn: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act … Useful english dictionary
Hamas — noun a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic Resistance Movement — noun a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist… … Useful english dictionary
Israel — noun 1. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine • Syn: ↑State of Israel, ↑Yisrael, ↑Zion, ↑Sion • Members of this Region: ↑al Fatah, ↑Fatah, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sion — var. of ZION. * * * noun 1. originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem the… … Useful english dictionary
State of Israel — noun Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine • Syn: ↑Israel, ↑Yisrael, ↑Zion, ↑Sion • Members of this Region: ↑al Fatah, ↑Fatah, ↑al Asifa, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
