2. HAMAS – Annual Turnover $1 Billion
Hamas’s militant coup resulted in taking over of the Gaza strip in 2007, making the group a powerful organization in less than a decade.
Region: West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Main funding sources: taxes and fees, financial aid and donations (especially Qatar).
Purpose: militant struggle against the state of Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian Islamic state from the sea to the Jordan River
Phtoto: Members of Palestinian Hamas security forces participate in their graduation ceremony at the fisherman’s port in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 / AP Photo/Adel Hana
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