The World - News from Sept. 29, 1989

Israel formally outlawed the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, clearing the way for prosecution of its jailed founders and tougher action against Muslim fundamentalists. An Israeli Defense Ministry statement said: “The Hamas movement, the Muslim Brotherhood’s violent arm, which has been operating under different names in the (occupied) territories, was today declared illegal in Judea-Samaria (the West Bank), the Gaza district and Israel.” The order makes membership in Hamas and helping the group a criminal offense.