Hamastan, the pejorative term blending Hamas with the Persian suffix for a homeland, describing Hamas's governance of Gaza. Through October 6 2023 the opening described Hamas as "a Palestinian militant organization and political party." The word appears nowhere in the article today; the opening now calls Hamas "a Palestinian political party with a military wing." A reader today learns Hamas has a military wing and not that Wikipedia's own opening once called it a militant organization outright.
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Hamastan ( ) is a pejorative neologism , merging ' Hamas ', a Palestinian militant organization and political party, and ' -stan ', a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of".1The Last Word: Mahmoud Zahar In Praise of "Hamastan" The socio-political makeup of “Hamastan”2
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Hamastan ( ) is a pejorative neologism , merging ' Hamas ', a Palestinian militant organization and political party, and ' -stan ', a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of". The term Hamastan generally relates to the Hamas administration of the Gaza Strip .Last Word: Mahmoud Zahar:In Praise of 'Hamastan,'” Newsweek International, Sept. 5, 2005 issue " "Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas" .
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Hamastan ( ) is a pejorative neologism , merging ' Hamas ', a Palestinian militant organization and political party, and ' -stan ', a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of". The term Hamastan generally relates to the Hamas administration of the Gaza Strip . " "Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas" .
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Term referring to Hamas administration of the Gaza Strip Hamastan ( ) is a pejorative neologism , merging ' Hamas ', a Palestinian militant organization and political party, and ' -stan ', a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of". The term Hamastan generally relates to the Hamas administration of the Gaza Strip . The term emerged during the days of Israel 's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, and is suggestive of either Bantustans (the nominally self-governing black homelands created in apartheid -era South Africa ; see Palestinian enclaves ), or Hamas' Islamist ideology (rhetorically likened to the Taliban 's rule of Afghanistan ) or, alternatively, political ties with Iran .The New York Times . " "Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas" . If Ariel Sharon were able to hear the news from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, he would call his loyal aide, Dov Weissglas , and say with a big laugh: 'We did it, Dubi.' Sharon is in a coma, but his plan is alive and kicking.Everyone is now talking about the state of Hamastan.In his house, they called it a bantustan, after the South African protectorates designed to perpetuate apartheid.Handbook of US-Middle East Relations .In a way, these policies have not led to the creation of a Palestinian Bantustan but of Palestinian Hamastan
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Term referring to Hamas administration of Gaza 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". The term Hamastan generally relates to the Hamas administration of Gaza . The term emerged during the days of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, and is suggestive of either Bantustans (the nominally self-governing black homelands created in apartheid -era South Africa ; see Palestinian enclaves ), or Hamas' religious policies (rhetorically likened to the Taliban 's rule of Afghanistan ) or, alternatively, political ties with Iran . The New York Times . " "Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas" . If Ariel Sharon were able to hear the news from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, he would call his loyal aide, Dov Weissglas , and say with a big laugh: 'We did it, Dubi.' Sharon is in a coma, but his plan is alive and kicking. Everyone is now talking about the state of Hamastan. In his house, they called it a bantustan, after the South African protectorates designed to perpetuate apartheid. Handbook of US-Middle East Relations . In a way, these policies have not led to the creation of a Palestinian Bantustan but of Palestinian Hamastan
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