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Hamas evolution 1987-2012

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5 Views • Dec 07, 2012

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Khaled Meshaal moved into the top leadership position of Hamas in 2004, after its founder Sheik Yassin had been assassinated, on the orders of Israeli leader Ariel Sharon.

Just a few days after that, Yassin's successor Abdel Aziz Al Rantissi was also killed. Meshaal had been in exile since the Arab-Israeli War of 1967.

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