Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 1999
Hamas, the main Palestinian opposition movement, recently reaffirmed its opposition to the Middle East peace process on the grounds that it would neither enable the Palestinian people to recover their minimum legitimate rights nor realize their national aspirations.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 1999
The Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday dispatched a two-man team to Syria to meet with Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, leaders in a bid to come up with a "formula" to end the deadlock between the government and the Palestinian group, a spokesman of the movement said.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 1999
Prior to his departure last week for the United States, King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated that his government’s crackdown on Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) offices in the capital Amman was motivated purely by Jordanian, rather than by foreign interests. "We have [experienced] no pressure...
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 1999
Two prominent supporters of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas recently withdrew from the Hamas Solidarity Committee in protest against what they described as the Muslim Brotherhood’s soft handling of the recent arrest of Hamas leaders.
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 1999
Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant’s bail was accepted. His Friday sermons were banned five years ago. According his defense lawyer the sheikh told the prosecutor that the message of his sermons "had not been relayed accurately to the prosecution."
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 1999
The Islamic Action Front has said it will continue its campaign to press for the release of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, leaders detained on charges of "belonging to illegal groups."
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 1999
For the third time in less than a week, Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant was detained by the authorities, but this time on charges related to his anti-government editorials as well as earlier charges of delivering political sermons, his lawyers said on Friday.
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
All eyes are on the moderate and centrist wings within the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front to contain a possible fallout from Wednesday’s [September 22’s] arrest of Hamas politburo chief Khaled Misha’al and the movement’s spokesman, Ibrahim Ghosheh.
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
The chief defense lawyer for two Hamas leaders detained on charges of belonging to an illegal group said on Friday he will seek his clients’ release on bail on Saturday.
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
Authorities detained Hamas Politburo chief Khalid Misha’al, the group’s spokesman Ibrahim Ghosheh and politburo member Musa Abu Marzouk upon their arrival at Queen Alia International Airport.