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Hamastan (Hebrew: חמאסטן) is a pejorative neologism, blending Hamas, a Palestinian political party with a military wing, and -stan, a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of".[1][2][3][4] The term Hamastan generally relates to the Hamas administration of Gaza.
The term emerged during the days of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, and is suggestive of either Bantustans (the nominally self-governing black homelands created in apartheid-era South Africa; see Palestinian enclaves),[5][6] or Hamas' religious policies (rhetorically likened to the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan) or, alternatively, political ties with Iran.
- ^ Safire, William (2006-12-31). "Year of the Stans". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ ""Hamastan" - A Palestinian radical Islamist state, ruled by Hamas". Terrorism-info.org.il. 2005-08-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Fishman, Alex (2015-06-27). "How IDF Intelligence failed to predict 'Hamastan' in Gaza following Israeli pullot". Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ Okbi, Yasser (2015-08-24). "Palestinian official warns of ISIS takeover if peace process not advanced". Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ Eldar, Akiva (18 June 2007). "Sharon's Dream". Haaretz.
If Ariel Sharon were able to hear the news from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, he would call his loyal aide, Dov Weissglas, and say with a big laugh: 'We did it, Dubi.' Sharon is in a coma, but his plan is alive and kicking. Everyone is now talking about the state of Hamastan. In his house, they called it a bantustan, after the South African protectorates designed to perpetuate apartheid.
- ^ Looney, R. (2014). Handbook of US-Middle East Relations. Taylor & Francis. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-135-16591-8. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
In a way, these policies have not led to the creation of a Palestinian Bantustan but of Palestinian Hamastan