Purportedly the largest Muslim charity in theUnited States, HLF had been under investigation by the FBI for its alleged financing of the Islamic Resistance movement, or Hamas, for nine years.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Shariah��s Black Box

Pure-minded Islamists accuse Hamas of forsaking its official name the Islamic Resistance Movement for the pursuit of power.

ECONOMIST: The Gaza Strip

The killers belonged to the Islamic Resistance Movement, better known as Hamas, the main Palestinian rival of both Mr Arafat and Mr Dahlan.

ECONOMIST: Palestine