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Hamastan

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Hamastan (Hebrew: חמאסטן) is a pejorative neologism, blending Hamas, a Palestinian political party with a military wing, and -stan, a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of".[1] The term generally refers to the Hamas administration of Gaza.[2][3]

Usage

The term was mentioned in an interview with Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of Hamas's co-founders, conducted by Newsweek reporter Kevin Peraino shortly after the 2005 Israeli disengagement from Gaza. When Peraino noted that some Israeli officials were warning that Gaza would essentially become "Hamastan" after the withdrawal, al-Zahar responded: "It should be Hamastan. Why not? We are not corrupt. We are serving the poorer classes. We are defending our land. It should be Hamastan!"[4]

Following the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu used the term to describe the political shift, warning the Knesset that a "Hamastan" had been established following Hamas's electoral victory over the ruling Fatah party.[5]

During the June 2007 conflict in Gaza, British journalist Con Coughlin described the likely outcome of the factional violence as a "mini Islamic state" that he called "Hamas-stan".[6]

Following the division of the Palestinian territories, some journalists and political figures analogously used the term "Fatahland" for the Fatah-controlled West Bank to contrast it directly with "Hamastan". However, commentators and analysts have described this paired "Hamastan vs. Fatahland" framework as unrealistic given Hamas's continued political footprint in the West Bank.[7][8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Safire, William (2006-12-31). "Year of the Stans". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. ↑ ""Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas". Terrorism-info.org.il. 2005-08-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  3. ↑ Fishman, Alex (2015-06-27). "How IDF Intelligence failed to predict 'Hamastan' in Gaza following Israeli pullot". Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  4. ↑ Peraino, Kevin (2005-09-04). "Mahmoud Zahar". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  5. ↑ FRENKEL, SHEERA CLAIRE (26 January 2006). "Netanyahu warns of birth of Hamastan". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Coughlin, Con (15 June 2007). "Fundamentalists threaten Israel from all sides". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Eldar, Akiva (2011-07-08). "Border Control / From bad to worse". Haaretz.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  8. ↑ Jonathan Freedland (2007-06-19). "Jonathan Freedland: The scene of Fatahland flowering as Hamastan wilts is sheer fantasy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  9. ↑ Honig, Sarah (6 August 2010). "Another Tack: A new Mideastern religion". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Asseburg, Muriel. "SWP: Hamastan vs. Fatahland: A Chance for Progress in the Middle East?" (PDF). Cfr.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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