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			{{Hamas history}}
	'''Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook''' ({{lang-ar\|موسى محمد أبو مرزوق}}; born 9 January 1951) is a Palestinian senior member of ].

			'''Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook''' ({{Langx\|ar\|<small>{{Script/Arabic\|موسى محمد أبو مرزوق}}</small>}}; born 9 January 1951) is a Palestinian politician and senior member of ] who served as the first ] from 1992 until 1996 and ] from January 1997 until April 2013, where he was succeeded by ].<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|title=Hamas appoints Haniya as deputy head: party official \|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hamas-appoints-haniya-as-deputy-head-party-official-44266 \|access-date=2024-08-04 \|work=AFP \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
			]) in Moscow, 13 September 2022 ]]
	Marzook's parents were from ], ] (now ], Israel).<ref name=ynet>{{cite news\|title=Senior Hamas leader: Israel exists\|newspaper=Ynet\|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3218829,00.html\|date=20 February 2006}}</ref> They became refugees after the ] and were forced to move to the ] in the Gaza Strip.<ref name=ynet/> Marzook was born there on 9 January 1951.<ref name=ynet/> He completed high school in Gaza, studied engineering in Cairo until 1976, and then looked for work in the Persian Gulf.<ref name=ynet/> He continued his studies in the U.S. obtaining a master's degree in construction management from ].<ref name=ynet/><ref name=f-int>{{cite news\|title=Hamas Wouldn't Honor a Treaty, Top Leader Says\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155054/hamas-wouldn-t-honor-a-treaty-top-leader-says/?p=all\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=19 April 2012\|author=Larry Cohler-Esses}}</ref>
			Marzook's parents were from ], (now ], Israel).<ref name=ynet>{{cite news\|title=Senior Hamas leader: Israel exists\|newspaper=Ynet News\|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3218829,00.html\|date=20 February 2006 \|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> During the ] they moved to ] in the ].<ref name=ynet/> Marzook was born there on 9 January 1951, the second of nine children.<ref name="Weaver" /><ref name=ynet/> During the ], Marzook's brother Mahmud Abu Marzook joined a fighting force that became a military unit of the ]. As a teenager in Rafah, Marzook was introduced to ], a member of the secret leadership of the ].<ref name="Weaver" />

			Marzook completed high school in Gaza, studied engineering in Cairo from 1970 to 1976, and worked as an engineer in ]. By then, he was active in the Muslim Brotherhood. Marzook was an inaugural members of the board of the ], founded by Islamists in 1978. Marzook travelled extensively throughout the Middle East during his years in Abu Dhabi, cultivating political and financial connections in support of his goal to establish an independent ] state in Palestine.<ref name="Weaver" />

			In 1982, he traveled to the United States on a student visa.<ref name="Weaver">{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=Mary Anne \|title=A Hamas leader jailed in Manhattan \|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/08/19/the-quandary-hamas-abu-marzook \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=1996-08-11 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117165537/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/08/19/the-quandary-hamas-abu-marzook \|archive-date=2023-11-17}}</ref> Marzook earned a master's degree in construction management from ], then a Doctorate degree in Industrial Engineering from ].<ref name=ynet/><ref name=f-int>{{cite news\|title=Hamas Wouldn't Honor a Treaty, Top Leader Says\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155054/hamas-wouldn-t-honor-a-treaty-top-leader-says/?p=all\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=19 April 2012\|first=Larry \|last=Cohler-Esses \|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

			In 1991, he moved to ], Virginia.<ref name="Weaver" /> Marzook lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, obtaining a ] in 1990. He is married with six children.<ref name="Detention" />

	==Hamas involvement==		==Hamas involvement==
	~~Marzook~~ ~~has~~ ~~been~~ ~~active~~ in the ~~Islamic~~ political ~~work~~ ~~since~~ ~~1968,~~ ~~playing~~ a ~~significant~~ ~~role~~ in ~~reorganizing~~ Hamas ~~after~~ the ] of ~~its~~ ~~members~~ in ~~1989~~. ~~Israeli~~ ~~journalist~~ Shlomi Eldar credits Abu Marzook's fundraising prowess, and his connections to donors in Europe and the US with saving the organization and developing its infrastructure in Gaza, including social service programs. Israel claims that some funds were used for attacks against Israel, a charge that Abu Marzouk denies.<ref name=f-int/> ~~Abu Marzook was elected as the first Hamas political bureau chief in 1992, and since~~ 1997 has been deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau.<ref></ref> Marzook ~~founded~~ ~~the~~ ].<ref></ref>		From the founding of Hamas at the end of 1987, Marzook became its leading political voice. Abu Marzook was elected as the first head of the ] in 1992, overseeing its operations from Northern Virginia under the ]. According to U.S. officials, up to 15 percent of Hamas's $70 million annual budget came from America.<ref name="Weaver" /><ref name="CV" /> Journalist ] credits Abu Marzook's fundraising prowess, and his connections to donors in Europe and the US with saving the organization and developing its infrastructure in Gaza, including social service programs. Israel claims that some funds were used for attacks against Israel, a charge that Abu Marzouk denies.<ref name=f-int/> Since 1997 has been deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau.<ref name="CV">{{cite web \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207213427/http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=d15W39 \|archive-date=7 December 2007 \|url=http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=d15W39 \|website=Islam Online \|title=Guest CV: Moussa Abu Marzouq}}</ref> Marzook lived in ] from 1998 to 2001.<ref name=baghdadi>{{cite news\|last=Baghdadi\|first=George\|title=Hamas is Still Defiant\|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,187759,00.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204101047/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,187759,00.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 February 2013\|access-date=17 November 2012\|newspaper=Time\|date=10 December 2001\|location=Damascus}}</ref> He then moved to ], ] in 2001.<ref name=baghdadi/>

			From 1991 until 1995, Marzook held secret talks with U.S. government officials as the leader of Hamas in the United States. During meetings, Marzook reportedly explained Hamas's conditions for talks with Israel and pledged not to conduct operations against the United States. According to U.S. officials, Marzook traveled to ] in October 1992 in his role as Hamas's de facto foreign minister.<ref name="Detention" /> On August 1, 1993, Marzook reestablished the Hamas Political Bureau in ], returning to the United States three or four times per year to renew his green card and meet with U.S. officials. On July 1, 1995, Jordanian Prime Minister called Marzook and expelled him from ], claiming pressure from Israel.<ref name="Weaver" /> Israel held Marzook responsible for overseeing segments of Hamas that killed 47 Israelis between 1990 and 1994, claimed by Hamas' military wing.<ref name="CNNdeported">{{cite news \|title=Hamas leader deported to Jordan \|url=http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/06/marzook/index.html \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=1997-05-06}}</ref> According to U.S. officials, Marzook traveled to Tehran in October 1992 in his role as Hamas's de facto foreign minister.<ref name="Detention" />

			Marzook founded the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.senate.gov/~banking/_files/emerson.pdf \|website=United States Senate Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs \|date=13 July 2005 \|first=Steven \|last=Emerson \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050826102349/http://banking.senate.gov/_files/emerson.pdf \|archive-date=26 August 2005 \|title=Money Laundering and Terror Financing Issues in the Middle East}}</ref>

		⚫	===Arrest in U.S.===
			Officials from the ] arrested Marzook upon arrival at ] in New York City on 27 July 1995 due to his presence on a terrorist watch list. American and Israeli authorities claimed that Marzook was the head of Hamas's political committee and set the group's political and strategic policy, including sanctioning its use of terrorist attacks. Others described Marzook as Hamas's de facto foreign minister, a public face and key fundraiser.<ref name="Weaver" /> Marzook was held at the ]. Marzook's attorney ] acknowledged that Marzook supported Hamas, but denied he was a leader. However, Imad Falouji, leader of Hamas in Gaza, who Marzouk appointed, virtually acknowledged he was a Hamas leader.<ref name="Weaver" /><ref name="Detention">{{cite news \|last1=Greenhouse \|first1=Steven \|title=U.S. DETAINS ARAB TIED TO MILITANTS \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/28/world/us-detains-arab-tied-to-militants.html \|access-date=1 November 2023 \|work=] \|date=1995-07-28 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526151119/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/28/world/us-detains-arab-tied-to-militants.html \|archive-date=2015-05-26}}</ref>

			A U.S. judge concluded there was "probable cause" Marzook was linked to bombings in Israel. Two months after Marzouk's arrest, Israel requested the United States extradite him.<ref name="Weaver" /> Cohen continues to legally represent Marzook.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}}

			==Hamas leadership post-imprisonment==
			After spending 22 months in prison, Marzook was deported to Jordan in May 1997 after Israel dropped its demand for his extradition. As part of the deal, Marzook relinquished his U.S. residency. At a news conference, Marzook said Hamas would no longer target Israeli civilians, but refused to condemn acts of violence against Israelis. He admitted to leading Hamas' political wing.<ref name="CNNdeported" /><ref>{{cite news \|title=Deported Hamas leader in Jordan: No more terror against civilians \|url=https://www.jta.org/1997/06/05/default/deported-hamas-leader-in-jordan-no-more-terror-against-civilians \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=1997-06-05}}</ref><ref name="Macfarquhar">{{cite news \|last1=Macfarquhar \|first1=Neil \|title=Jordan to Let Terror Suspect Held in U.S. Into Kingdom \|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA150337278&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=03624331&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=nysl_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true&aty=geo \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=1997-05-01}}</ref>

			In 2003, the ] froze the assets of Hamas leaders, including Marzook as a politburo member. The assets of politburo chief ], founder Ahmed Yassine, and senior officials ] and Imad al-Alami were also frozen.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jordan banks asked to freeze Hamas funds \|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2003/09/15/Jordan-banks-asked-to-freeze-Hamas-funds/91211063628780/ \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=2003-09-15}}</ref>

			After ] was elected as deputy head of Hamas by the ] in April 2013, Marzook was appointed as one of two deputies to Haniyeh. Marzook was responsible for all external issues, while ] was responsible for issues within the ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hamas appoints Haniya as deputy head: party official \|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hamas-appoints-haniya-as-deputy-head-party-official-44266 \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=2013-04-04}}</ref>

	==~~=Exile=~~==		==Living in exile==
	Marzook lived in ] from 1998 to 2001.<ref name=baghdadi>{{cite news\|last=Baghdadi\|first=George\|title=Hamas is Still Defiant\|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,187759,00.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204101047/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,187759,00.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 February 2013\|access-date=17 November 2012\|newspaper=Time\|date=10 December 2001\|location=Damascus}}</ref> He then moved to ], ] in 2001.<ref name=baghdadi/> In 2012, Marzook was living in ], ].{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}} Marzook ~~currently~~ ~~resides~~ in ], ].<ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|~~last~~=Rasgon \|~~first~~=Adam \|last2=Kirkpatrick \|first2=David D. \|date=2023-10-13 \|title=What Was Hamas Thinking? \|language=en-US \|~~work~~=The New Yorker \|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-was-hamas-thinking \|access-date=2023-10-14 \|issn=0028-792X}}</ref>		In 2012, Marzook was living in ], ].{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}} At the outbreak of the ] in 2023, Marzook was residing in ], ].<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last1=Rasgon \|first1=Adam \|last2=Kirkpatrick \|first2=David D. \|date=2023-10-13 \|title=What Was Hamas Thinking? \|language=en-US \|magazine=The New Yorker \|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-was-hamas-thinking \|access-date=2023-10-14 \|issn=0028-792X}}</ref>
⚫	==Arrest==
	In the mid-1990s Marzook was arrested in ] in the US, although no formal charges placed against him. Two months after his detainment, Israel filed a request for the United States to extradite him. Represented by ],<ref> ''Algemeiner''. 20 April 2012. 29 April 2012.</ref> he spent the following 2 years fighting his case in the court system, but the final decision was for his extradition, after which Israel dropped its extradition request. With no formal charges against him the United States released him, but not wanting him to remain, the United States contacted numerous Arab countries to allow Marzook residency. All refused, except ], which reportedly agreed under U.S. pressure. {{Citation needed\|date=February 2011}} Cohen continues to legally represent Marzook.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}}

	==Criminal charges in the US==		==Criminal charges in the US==
	Marzook was listed as a ] by the ] in 1995, and is currently on the renamed Treasury department ] list under such alternative spellings of his name as Dr. Musa Abu-Marzuq, Sa'id Abu-Marzuq, Mousa Mohamed Abou Marzook, Musa Abu Marzouk, and Musa Abu Marzuk, and under the alias "Abu-'Umar."<ref></ref>		Marzook was listed as a ] by the ] in 1995, and is currently on the renamed Treasury department ] list under such alternative spellings of his name as Dr. Musa Abu-Marzuq, Sa'id Abu-Marzuq, Mousa Mohamed Abou Marzook, Musa Abu Marzouk, and Musa Abu Marzuk, and under the alias "Abu-'Umar."<ref>{{cite web \|title=Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List \|url=http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf \|access-date=2013-08-13 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810011640/http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf \|archive-date=10 August 2013 \|publisher=OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL \|page=12 \|date=6 August 2013}}</ref>

	In 2002, a federal ] in Dallas returned an ] against Marzook for conspiring to violate U.S. laws that prohibit dealings in terrorist funds. The indictment alleged that Marzook had conspired with the ]-based ] and five of its employees to hide his financial transactions with the computer company. He allegedly invested $250,000 in InfoCom, with Infocom to make payments to Marzook based on the company's net profits or losses.<ref></ref>		In 2002, a federal ] in Dallas returned an ] against Marzook for conspiring to violate U.S. laws that prohibit dealings in terrorist funds. The indictment alleged that Marzook had conspired with the ]-based ] and five of its employees to hide his financial transactions with the computer company. He allegedly invested $250,000 in InfoCom, with Infocom to make payments to Marzook based on the company's net profits or losses.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2002/December/02_crm_734.htm \|publisher=U.S. Department of Justice \|title= SENIOR LEADER OF HAMAS AND TEXAS COMPUTER COMPANY INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE U.S. BAN ON FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH TERRORISTS \|date=18 December 2002 \|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

	In 2004 Ismail Elbarasse was detained by police in Maryland west of the ] after Baltimore County police officers said they saw a woman (his wife) in the vehicle videotaping the Bridge, including footage of the cables and upper supports of the main span. Elbarasse was an assistant to Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, and was named an unindicted co-conspirator by a ] in Chicago after authorities searched the home and vehicle of Elbarasse and found bank records belonging to Marzook, deputy chief of Hamas's political wing. A federal indictment charged Marzook in an alleged conspiracy that authorities said raised millions of dollars for Hamas.<ref>{{cite news\|~~last1~~=Rich, Markon\|~~first1~~=Eric, Jerry\|title=Va. Man Tied to Hamas Held as Witness\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28476-2004Aug24.html\|access-date=18 September 2014\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=25 August 2004}}</ref>		In 2004, Ismail Elbarasse was detained by police in Maryland west of the ] after Baltimore County police officers said they saw a woman (his wife) in the vehicle videotaping the Bridge, including footage of the cables and upper supports of the main span. Elbarasse was an assistant to Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, and was named an unindicted co-conspirator by a ] in Chicago after authorities searched the home and vehicle of Elbarasse and found bank records belonging to Marzook, deputy chief of Hamas's political wing. A federal indictment charged Marzook in an alleged conspiracy that authorities said raised millions of dollars for Hamas.<ref>{{cite news\|author1=Rich, Markon\|author2=Eric, Jerry\|title=Va. Man Tied to Hamas Held as Witness\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28476-2004Aug24.html\|access-date=18 September 2014\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=25 August 2004}}</ref>

	In 2004, a U.S. court indicted him ] for coordinating and financing Hamas activities.<ref> ~~{{webarchive~~\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530105112/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/indict/2004/marzook_et_al.pdf \|date=30 May 2009 }}</ref>		In 2004, a U.S. court indicted him ] for coordinating and financing Hamas activities.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/indict/2004/marzook_et_al.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530105112/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/indict/2004/marzook_et_al.pdf \|archive-date=30 May 2009 \|title=United States of America v. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook }}</ref>

	==Interview with ''The Forward''==		==Political views==
			===Interview with ''The Forward''===
	In April 2012, Marzook gave what was billed as his "first-ever interview with a Jewish publication", '']''.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}} Marzook said that an agreement between Israel and the P.A. would have to be ratified by a referendum of all Palestinians, including those in Gaza. He would regard it as a ], or cease-fire, rather than as a peace treaty. If Hamas gained power, they would feel free to change provisions of the agreement. "We will not recognize Israel as a state", he said. "It will be like the relationship between Lebanon and Israel or Syria and Israel", that is, an ~~armed truce~~.		In April 2012, Marzook gave what was billed as his "first-ever interview with a Jewish publication", '']''.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}} Marzook said that an agreement between Israel and the P.A. would have to be ratified by a referendum of all Palestinians, including those in Gaza. He would regard it as a ], or cease-fire, rather than as a peace treaty. If Hamas gained power, they would feel free to change provisions of the agreement. "We will not recognize Israel as a state", he said. "It will be like the relationship between Lebanon and Israel or Syria and Israel", that is, an armistice.

	''The Forward'' requested the interview, which took place over two days at Marzook's home in New Cairo, Egypt.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}}<ref name=f-int/> ''The Forward'' published responses to the interview from eight "prominent observers of the Middle East peace process", Laura Kam of ], Israeli security analyst ], Lara Friedman of ], ] Professor ], ] of the ], Arab-American activist ], ] of ] and political scientist ].<ref name=f-int-rh1>{{cite news\|title=Reading Hamas\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155447/reading-hamas/\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=29 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=f-int-rh2>{{cite news\|title=Reading Hamas II\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155453/reading-hamas-ii/\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=30 April 2012}}</ref>		''The Forward'' requested the interview, which took place over two days at Marzook's home in New Cairo, Egypt.{{sfn\|The Forward\|2012}}<ref name=f-int/> ''The Forward'' published responses to the interview from eight "prominent observers of the Middle East peace process", Laura Kam of ], Israeli security analyst ], Lara Friedman of ], ] Professor ], ] of the ], Arab-American activist ], ] of ] and political scientist ].<ref name=f-int-rh1>{{cite news\|title=Reading Hamas\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155447/reading-hamas/\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=29 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=f-int-rh2>{{cite news\|title=Reading Hamas II\|url=http://forward.com/articles/155453/reading-hamas-ii/\|newspaper=The Forward\|date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

	== Operation Pillar of Defense ==		===Operation Pillar of Defense===
	Following the ] between Israel and Hamas in November 2012, Moussa Abu Marzouk said that Hamas would not stop making weapons in Gaza or smuggling them to the territory. According to the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk is the No 2 leader in Hamas.<ref name=ap20121124>{{cite news\|title=AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/AP-Interview-Hamas-No-2-rejects-Gaza-arms-halt-4063103.php \|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle \|date=24 November 2012 \|agency=Associated Press \|url-status=unfit \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124150524/http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/AP-Interview-Hamas-No-2-rejects-Gaza-arms-halt-4063103.php \|archive-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref>		Following the ] between Israel and Hamas in November 2012, Moussa Abu Marzouk said that Hamas would not stop making weapons in Gaza or smuggling them to the territory. According to the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk is the No. 2 leader in Hamas.<ref name=ap20121124>{{cite news\|title=AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/AP-Interview-Hamas-No-2-rejects-Gaza-arms-halt-4063103.php \|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle \|date=24 November 2012 \|agency=Associated Press \|url-status=unfit \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124150524/http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/AP-Interview-Hamas-No-2-rejects-Gaza-arms-halt-4063103.php \|archive-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref>

			===Israel–Hamas war===
⚫	== Notes and references ==
			In separate interviews with the ] and the '']'' after the ], Marzook refused to acknowledge that Hamas killed civilians during the attack.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kilani \|first1=Feras \|title=Hamas leader refuses to acknowledge killing of civilians in Israel \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67321241 \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=2023-11-07}}</ref><ref name=Economist /> When asked about the ], Marzouk replied that it was a "coincidence", and that the attackers may have thought these were soldiers "resting".<ref name=Economist>{{Cite news \|date=11 October 2023 \|title=A Hamas leader refuses to admit his group planned to kill civilians \|newspaper=The Economist \|url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/10/11/a-hamas-leader-refuses-to-admit-his-group-planned-to-kill-civilians \|access-date=11 November 2023 \|issn=0013-0613 \|archive-date=7 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107124816/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/10/11/a-hamas-leader-refuses-to-admit-his-group-planned-to-kill-civilians \|url-status=live }}</ref>
⚫	=== Citations ===

			When asked why ] but not shelters for civilians in Gaza, Abu Marzuk said that the tunnels are built to protect Hamas fighters, while it is the responsibility of UN to protect the civilians.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hamas Official Mousa Abu Marzouk: The Tunnels In Gaza Were Built To Protect Hamas Fighters, Not Civilians; Protecting Gaza Civilians Is The Responsibility Of The U.N. And Israel \|url=https://www.memri.org/tv/hamas-official-mousa-abu-marzouk-tunnels-gaza-protect-fighters-%20not-civilians \|access-date=31 October 2023 \|work=MEMRI \|date=27 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Tunnels built to protect our fighters, not civilians: Hamas official \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/tunnels-built-to-protect-hamas-fighters-not-civilians-terrorist-official-2455812-2023-10-30 \|access-date=1 November 2023 \|work=India Today \|date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Hamas official Marzouk: 'Gaza tunnels built to protect Hamas, not civilians' \|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-770918 \|access-date=1 November 2023 \|work=Jerusalem Post \|date=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pacchiani \|first1=Gianluca \|title=Top Hamas official declares group is not responsible for defending Gazan civilians \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-hamas-official-claims-group-is-not-responsible-for-defending-gazan-civilians/ \|access-date=8 August 2024 \|work=] \|date=2023-10-31}}</ref>

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Hamas leader (born 1951)

Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook
موسى محمد أبو مرزوق
Marzook in 2022

Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau
In office 1992–1996
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Khaled Mashal
Deputy Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau
In office 15 January 1997 – 4 April 2013
Succeeded by	Ismail Haniyeh

Personal details
Born	Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook (1951-01-09) 9 January 1951 (age 73) Rafah, All-Palestine Protectorate
Political party	Hamas Islamic Association of Palestine
Residence(s)	Doha, Qatar
Alma mater	Ain Shams University (BSc) Colorado State University (MSc) Louisiana Tech University (PhD)
Parents from	Yibna

Hamas biographies
Yassin + Haniyeh Rantisi Mashal Sinwar + Issa Deif Deif Mabhouh Khan Yunis Beit Hanoun Jabalia
Map: Birthplaces and family origins.
Abbreviations p. parents from b. born in d. death
Leaders Party leader Ahmed Yassin (1987–2004) b. Al-Jura, d. 2004 Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (2004) b. Yibna, d. 2004 Khaled Mashal (2004–2017) b. Silwad Ismail Haniyeh (2017–2024) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar (2024) p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024 Leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh (2007–2017) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar (2017–2024) p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024 Deputy Leader Mousa Abu Marzook (1997–2013) p. Yibna, b. Rafah Ismail Haniyeh (2013–2017) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Saleh al-Arouri (2017–2024) b. 'Arura, d. 2024 Khalil al-Hayya (2024–) b. Gaza City Military wing leader Mohammed Deif p. Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis d. Possible death in 2024
Politicians and officials Male politicians Basem Naim b. Beit Hanoun Head of International relations Previously: Health Minister Aziz Dweik Ali Baraka Mousa Abu Marzook Female politicians Jamila al-Shanti b. Jabalia, m. Widow of Rantisi, d. 2023 Minister for Women's Affairs Government officials in the Gaza Strip Faiq Al-Mabhouh p. Bayt Tima, b. Jabalia, d. 2024 Police and crisis management Ashraf al-Qidra Health Ministry spokesperson Officials in Lebanon Osama Hamdan Officials in Turkey Zaher Jabarin Alleged weapons dealers Mahmoud al-Mabhouh p. Bayt Tima b. Jabalia d. 2010
Al-Qassam BrigadesDoritos Spokesperson: Abu Obaida Chief of staff: Mohammed Deif p. Kawkaba (near Kokhav Michael) and Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis Botched assassination in 2014 d. Unconfirmed in 2024 ICC arrest warrant Marwan Issa p. Al‑Majal b. Bureij refugee camp d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar d. 2024 (political leader KIA see above) Alleged "Nukhba" Ayman Nofal d. 2023 Ali Al Qadi Qassam commanders Ahmed Jabari Mahmoud Rushdi Ishtiwi [ar] Muhammad Abu Shamala [ar] Raed al Atar Engineers Yahya Ayyash Adnan al-Ghoul Martyrdom operatives Jafar Muna
Alphabetical list Imad Abbas Ismail Abu Shanab Imad al-Alami Saleh al-Arouri Salah al-Bardawil Essam al-Da'alis Muhammad Ismail Darwish Wissam Farhat Osama Hamdan Zaher Jabarin Khaled Mashal Rawhi Mushtaha Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi Muhammad Shabana Fatah Sharif Yahya Sinwar Sheikh Abu Salah Taha Ahmed Yassin Hassan Yousef Mahmoud al-Zahar Imad Abbas Emad Akel Raed al Atar Yahya Ayyash Abdullah Barghouti Mohammed Dababish Mohammed Deif Ahmed Ghandour Adnan al-Ghoul Hamza Abu al-Haija Walid Hamdiya Ibrahim Hamed Abu Omar Hassan Marwan Issa Ahmed Jabari Abu Zakaria al-Jamal Fursan Khalifa Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Tito Masoud Mohammed Sinwar Wa'el Nassar Ayman Nofal Ali Al Qadi Rafa Salama Samar Sabih Mohiyedine Sharif Salah Shehade Alaa Shreiteh Omar Abd al-Razaq Samir Abu Eisheh Muhammad Abu Tir Atef Adwan Jamal Akal Yunis Al Astal Nizar Awadallah Husam Badran Ahmad Bahar Ali Baraka Mohammad Barghouti Issa Batran Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh Abdul Fatah Dukhan Aziz Dweik Mazen Faqha Nidal Farahat Kamal Ghanaja Ibrahim Ghosheh Ihab al-Ghussein Samira Abdullah Halaykah Fathi Hamad Ghazi Hamad Ismail Haniyeh Abu Omar Hassan Khalil al-Hayya Ahmad Abu Holi Tawfik Jaber Abd al-Rahman al-Jamal Hadem Rida Jarrar Wasfi Kabha Ahmad Kurd Faiq Al-Mabhouh Ibrahim al-Makadmeh Yousef al-Mansi Mousa Abu Marzook Osama Mazini Basem Naim Umm Nidal Hatem Qafisha Nayef Rajoub Nizar Rayan Reem Riyashi Muhammad Sawalha Said Seyam Nasser al-Shaer Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti Amal Syam Khaled Tafesh Ayman Taha Mohammad Taha Sheikh Abu Salah Taha Raad Thabet Adly Yaish Ahmed Yousef Hassan Yousef Mosab Hassan Yousef Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud Khalil Zakzuk Wael Al Zard Ziad Al-Zaza Sami Abu Zuhri Mohamed Zouari Dissident faction Qawasameh tribe
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Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook (Arabic: موسى محمد أبو مرزوق‎; born 9 January 1951) is a Palestinian politician and senior member of Hamas who served as the first chairman of Hamas Political Bureau from 1992 until 1996 and deputy chairman of Hamas Political Bureau from January 1997 until April 2013, where he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh.

Early life and education

Marzook's parents were from Yibna, (now Yavne, Israel). During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War they moved to Rafah Camp in the Gaza Strip. Marzook was born there on 9 January 1951, the second of nine children. During the Six Day War, Marzook's brother Mahmud Abu Marzook joined a fighting force that became a military unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization. As a teenager in Rafah, Marzook was introduced to Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a member of the secret leadership of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Marzook completed high school in Gaza, studied engineering in Cairo from 1970 to 1976, and worked as an engineer in Abu Dhabi. By then, he was active in the Muslim Brotherhood. Marzook was an inaugural members of the board of the Islamic University of Gaza, founded by Islamists in 1978. Marzook travelled extensively throughout the Middle East during his years in Abu Dhabi, cultivating political and financial connections in support of his goal to establish an independent Islamist state in Palestine.

In 1982, he traveled to the United States on a student visa. Marzook earned a master's degree in construction management from Colorado State University, then a Doctorate degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

In 1991, he moved to Springfield, Virginia. Marzook lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, obtaining a Green Card in 1990. He is married with six children.

Hamas involvement

From the founding of Hamas at the end of 1987, Marzook became its leading political voice. Abu Marzook was elected as the first head of the Hamas Political Bureau in 1992, overseeing its operations from Northern Virginia under the United Association for Studies and Research. According to U.S. officials, up to 15 percent of Hamas's $70 million annual budget came from America. Journalist Shlomi Eldar credits Abu Marzook's fundraising prowess, and his connections to donors in Europe and the US with saving the organization and developing its infrastructure in Gaza, including social service programs. Israel claims that some funds were used for attacks against Israel, a charge that Abu Marzouk denies. Since 1997 has been deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau. Marzook lived in Jordan from 1998 to 2001. He then moved to Damascus, Syria in 2001.

From 1991 until 1995, Marzook held secret talks with U.S. government officials as the leader of Hamas in the United States. During meetings, Marzook reportedly explained Hamas's conditions for talks with Israel and pledged not to conduct operations against the United States. According to U.S. officials, Marzook traveled to Tehran in October 1992 in his role as Hamas's de facto foreign minister. On August 1, 1993, Marzook reestablished the Hamas Political Bureau in Amman, returning to the United States three or four times per year to renew his green card and meet with U.S. officials. On July 1, 1995, Jordanian Prime Minister called Marzook and expelled him from Jordan, claiming pressure from Israel. Israel held Marzook responsible for overseeing segments of Hamas that killed 47 Israelis between 1990 and 1994, claimed by Hamas' military wing. According to U.S. officials, Marzook traveled to Tehran in October 1992 in his role as Hamas's de facto foreign minister.

Marzook founded the Islamic Association of Palestine.

Arrest in U.S.

Officials from the Immigration and Naturalization Service arrested Marzook upon arrival at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on 27 July 1995 due to his presence on a terrorist watch list. American and Israeli authorities claimed that Marzook was the head of Hamas's political committee and set the group's political and strategic policy, including sanctioning its use of terrorist attacks. Others described Marzook as Hamas's de facto foreign minister, a public face and key fundraiser. Marzook was held at the Manhattan Correctional Center. Marzook's attorney Stanley L. Cohen acknowledged that Marzook supported Hamas, but denied he was a leader. However, Imad Falouji, leader of Hamas in Gaza, who Marzouk appointed, virtually acknowledged he was a Hamas leader.

A U.S. judge concluded there was "probable cause" Marzook was linked to bombings in Israel. Two months after Marzouk's arrest, Israel requested the United States extradite him. Cohen continues to legally represent Marzook.

Hamas leadership post-imprisonment

After spending 22 months in prison, Marzook was deported to Jordan in May 1997 after Israel dropped its demand for his extradition. As part of the deal, Marzook relinquished his U.S. residency. At a news conference, Marzook said Hamas would no longer target Israeli civilians, but refused to condemn acts of violence against Israelis. He admitted to leading Hamas' political wing.

In 2003, the Central Bank of Jordan froze the assets of Hamas leaders, including Marzook as a politburo member. The assets of politburo chief Khaled Mashal, founder Ahmed Yassine, and senior officials Osama Hamdan and Imad al-Alami were also frozen.

After Ismail Haniyeh was elected as deputy head of Hamas by the Hamas Shura Council in April 2013, Marzook was appointed as one of two deputies to Haniyeh. Marzook was responsible for all external issues, while Khaled Mishaal was responsible for issues within the Palestinian Territories.

Living in exile

In 2012, Marzook was living in New Cairo, Egypt. At the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in 2023, Marzook was residing in Doha, Qatar.

Criminal charges in the US

Marzook was listed as a Specially Designated Terrorist by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1995, and is currently on the renamed Treasury department Specially Designated National list under such alternative spellings of his name as Dr. Musa Abu-Marzuq, Sa'id Abu-Marzuq, Mousa Mohamed Abou Marzook, Musa Abu Marzouk, and Musa Abu Marzuk, and under the alias "Abu-'Umar."

In 2002, a federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment against Marzook for conspiring to violate U.S. laws that prohibit dealings in terrorist funds. The indictment alleged that Marzook had conspired with the Richardson, Texas-based InfoCom Corporation and five of its employees to hide his financial transactions with the computer company. He allegedly invested $250,000 in InfoCom, with Infocom to make payments to Marzook based on the company's net profits or losses.

In 2004, Ismail Elbarasse was detained by police in Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after Baltimore County police officers said they saw a woman (his wife) in the vehicle videotaping the Bridge, including footage of the cables and upper supports of the main span. Elbarasse was an assistant to Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, and was named an unindicted co-conspirator by a grand jury in Chicago after authorities searched the home and vehicle of Elbarasse and found bank records belonging to Marzook, deputy chief of Hamas's political wing. A federal indictment charged Marzook in an alleged conspiracy that authorities said raised millions of dollars for Hamas.

In 2004, a U.S. court indicted him in absentia for coordinating and financing Hamas activities.

Political views

Interview with The Forward

In April 2012, Marzook gave what was billed as his "first-ever interview with a Jewish publication", The Forward. Marzook said that an agreement between Israel and the P.A. would have to be ratified by a referendum of all Palestinians, including those in Gaza. He would regard it as a hudna, or cease-fire, rather than as a peace treaty. If Hamas gained power, they would feel free to change provisions of the agreement. "We will not recognize Israel as a state", he said. "It will be like the relationship between Lebanon and Israel or Syria and Israel", that is, an armistice.

The Forward requested the interview, which took place over two days at Marzook's home in New Cairo, Egypt. The Forward published responses to the interview from eight "prominent observers of the Middle East peace process", Laura Kam of The Israel Project, Israeli security analyst Yossi Alpher, Lara Friedman of Americans for Peace Now, Princeton University Professor Daoud Kuttab, Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, Arab-American activist Hussein Ibish, David Keyes of Advancing Human Rights and political scientist Nathan Brown.

Operation Pillar of Defense

Following the eight-day cross-border battle between Israel and Hamas in November 2012, Moussa Abu Marzouk said that Hamas would not stop making weapons in Gaza or smuggling them to the territory. According to the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk is the No. 2 leader in Hamas.

Israel–Hamas war

In separate interviews with the BBC and the Economist after the October 7 attacks, Marzook refused to acknowledge that Hamas killed civilians during the attack. When asked about the Re'im music festival massacre, Marzouk replied that it was a "coincidence", and that the attackers may have thought these were soldiers "resting".

When asked why Hamas built 500 km of tunnels but not shelters for civilians in Gaza, Abu Marzuk said that the tunnels are built to protect Hamas fighters, while it is the responsibility of UN to protect the civilians.

Notes and references

Citations

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Levitt, Matthew (2006). Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12258-9.
Gaess, Roger (May 1997). "Interview with Mousa Abu Marzook". Middle East Policy. 5 (2): 113–128. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4967.1997.tb00268.x.
"How Historic Interview Was Arranged". The Forward. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

"Hamas leader refuses to admit-his group kill civilians during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood"
"Al-Jazeera interview with Mousa Abu Marzouq during Operation Cast Lead"
Exclusive interview with Mousa Abu Marzook at www.islamonline.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2008)
Abu Marzook, Mousa "Hamas is ready to talk", The Guardian. Retrieved on 16-8-2007.
Abu Marzook, Mousa "Hamas' stand", L.A. Times. Retrieved on 28-8-2008.
Abu Marzook, Mousa "What Hamas Is Seeking", The Washington Post. Retrieved on 28-08-2008.
Your Questions to Hamas: Live Chat with Mousa Abu Marzook @ IslamOnline.net

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