Ismail Abu Shanab

Ismail Abu Shanab
Born1950
Nuseirat, All-Palestine Protectorate, Kingdom of Egypt
Died21 August 2003 (aged 52–53)
Gaza city, Gaza Strip
NationalityPalestinian
Alma mater
OccupationCivil engineer
Years active1980s–2003

Ismail Abu Shanab (Arabic: إسماعيل أبو شنب; 1950 – 21 August 2003) was a Palestinian engineer and one of the founders of Hamas. He was one of its three most senior leaders in Gaza.[1] More specifically, he was the second highest leader of Hamas only after Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.[2] He was also the political leader of Hamas,[3] who was strongly against suicide bombings and in favor of a long-term truce.[4]

  1. ^ Jeroen Gunning (2008). Hamas in Politics: Democracy, Religion, Violence. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-231-70045-0.
  2. ^ "Tens of thousands attend Hamas leader's funeral". SMH. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ Barbara Plett (6 June 2003). "Hamas' roadblock to peace". BBC. Jerusalem. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ^ Nicolas Pelham; Max Rodenbeck (5 November 2009). "Which Way for Hamas" (Book Review). The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 19 September 2020.