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Hamas Is On
Terrorism List

Washington (JTA) —
Hamas, the Islamic funda-
mentalist group that has
risen to international pro-
minence in recent months,
has now achieved the
dubious distinction of hav-
ing its own listing in the
State Department's annual
report on global terrorism.
The report, "Patterns of
Global Terrorism 1992" says
that "various elements of
Hamas have used both polit-
ical and violent means, in-
cluding terrorism, to pursue
the goal of establishing an
Islamic Palestinian state in
place of Israel."
Hamas, an acronym for the
Islamic Resistance Move-
ment, was involved in the
killing of an Israeli border
guard late last year, which
was one of the events
leading to Israel's decision
in December to deport 415
Palestinians, most of whom
were Hamas supporters.
Since then, the group has
been in the news because of
both the deportees and ongo-
ing reports that Hamas has
engaged in active fund rais-
ing here in the United
States.
Syria, one of Israel's nego-
tiating partners in the Mid-
dle East peace talks, retain-
ed a place on the list of coun-
tries regarded by the United
States as state sponsors of
terrorism, along with Cuba,
Iran, Iraq, Libya and North
Korea.
But the State Department
views Iran and Iraq as far
more dangerous havens for
terrorists than Syria, which
has tried in recent years to
have its name removed from
the list. Congress bars U.S.
aid to any country that sup-
ports terrorism.
The report says that Syria
and Syrian-controlled areas
of Lebanon are the site of
training camps and bases for
such terrorist groups as the
Abu Nidal organization,
Hezbollah and the Popular
Front for the Liberation of
Palestine-General Com-
mand.
In response to a reporter's
question about whether the
United States was in fact
dealing with terrorists or
those associated with ter-
rorists in the course of the
Middle East peace process,
State Department spokes-
man Richard Boucher de-
nied that Washington is
"making deals with ter-
rorists."
The report describes Iran
as "the most dangerous state
sponsor of terrorism."

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