In 2004, lsrael assassinated Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, but instead of retreating, Hamas entered the political arena in 2005 and succeeded in becoming the first lslamist group in the Arab world to win an election.

In 2004, lsrael assassinated Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, but instead of retreating, Hamas entered the political arena in 2005 and succeeded in becoming the first lslamist group in the Arab world to win an election.