Hamas celebrates 25-year anniversary

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Palestinians pray as others watch on during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of Hamas in Gaza City on December 8, 2012.
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Supporters of Hamas gather during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement, in Gaza on December 8, 2012. Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal made his first visit to Gaza, timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Islamist movement's founding.
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Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal (C-R) and Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya (C-L) gesture to the supporters during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement Hamas.
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Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal (R) and Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya (L) gesture to the supporters during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement, in Gaza on December 8, 2012.
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An elderly supporter of Hamas shouts slogans during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement.
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Supporters of Hamas gather during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement.
- [Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images]