He said that was of "great concern" because the United States considers Hamas a terrorist organization.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

Some Middle East analysts say it is no secret that the Gaza blockade has not significantly weakened Hamas, which Israel and the United States say is an Iranian-backed terrorist organization.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Mr. GHAZI HAMAD (Spokesman, Hamas Organization): We ask the Israeli government not to go to the military escalation in order not to make the situation more complicated.

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Instead of concentrating diplomatic efforts on convincing the nations of the world to prevent Iran from acquiring the means to destroy the Jewish state and to dominate the region and the oil economy, Olmert concentrated his diplomatic efforts on strengthening the Fatah terrorist organization against the Hamas terrorist organization.

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Led by the self-declared feminist, antiwar group Code Pink, the demonstrators' plan was to enter Gaza from the Egyptian border at Rafah and deliver "humanitarian aid" to the Hamas terrorist organization.

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