Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Weapons seized by the authorities in offices of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, were "not illegal," Hamas’ spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 1999
A senior government official on Friday detailed the "illegal acts" committed by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, that triggered a government crack-down on the group in Amman earlier this month. Hamas has denied the charges and has said that many of the government’s charges were baseless or...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 1999
Two weeks after the government closure of Hamas offices in Amman, the Muslim Brotherhood and the government have yet to reach a mutually-agreeable solution to the tension that has arisen over the crackdown on the Palestinian movement.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 1999
The government and the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday failed to overcome differences caused by the closure of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) offices in Amman earlier this month.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 1999
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, supporters on Friday staged a sit-in at Al Wehdat refugee camp to protest the government’s recent crackdown on the group’s offices in Amman. Amid tight security, more than 2,000 supporters of the Palestinian resistance group gathered inside a mosque in the camp,...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The radical Palestinian group Hamas called for talks with the Jordanian government on September 3 after 12 of its activists were arrested in a crackdown in Amman.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The Jordanian authorities’ unexpected move to close the offices of Hamas in Amman, round up 12 of its members and issue arrest warrants against its leaders marked a turning point in relations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Jordanian government. But the move is expected to have...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
A defense lawyer for the 15 detainees rounded up ten days ago for their alleged connection with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Wednesday said he hoped the case against his clients would be dismissed for lack of evidence. In their testimonies to the State Security Court prosecutor, he...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Plans for a public protest in a refugee camp against the government crackdown on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) were postponed indefinitely on Friday, according to Muslim Brotherhood sources. The Brotherhood sources said their movement intends to hold a meeting of the opposition parties,...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999
Hamas received a serious and surprising blow in Jordan when plainclothes intelligence officers stormed and closed down the offices of four Amman-based Hamas representatives on Monday [August 30, 1999]. They arrested 15 activists. In addition, a summons warrant was issued for the four top-ranking...