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'''Ayman Taha''' ({{lang-ar|أيمن طه}}) (died 7 August 2014) was a senior [[Hamas]] official and the organization's spokesman in the [[Gaza Strip]]. Taha was co-founder of Hamas and also a former Hamas fighter.<ref name="NYT">Bronner, Ethan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/world/middleeast/24gaza.html?_r=2&src=twr Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Public Relations] ''[[The New York Times]]''. 23 July 2009. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20030304&id=31k1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870,17531086 Philippine Daily Inquirer 4 March 2003]<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Son of [[Mohammad Taha (Hamas)|Mohammad Taha]], a local Hamas official and director of the [[Islamic University of Gaza]], in 1998, Ayman Taha served as the President of the Student Council of the university. He later served as a commander of the [[Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades]] in [[Bureij]] during the [[Second Intifada]] in the early 2000s.<ref>Gunning, 2008, p. 279.</ref><br />
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==Hamas==<br />
After the Hamas [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|takeover of the Gaza Strip]] in June 2007, Taha became the group's spokesman for the territory. In February 2009, after returning from a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] delegation in [[Egypt]] discussing a long-term truce with [[Israel]], Egyptian authorities prevented Taha from entering the Gaza Strip with over $11 million. Instead he deposited it in an Egyptian bank in [[al-Arish]].<ref>Wright, Jonathan. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5146OQ20090205?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 Egypt holds Hamas money bound for Gaza] ''[[Reuters]]''. 5 February 2009.</ref> On 30 March, he announced in a discussion on a [[Nazareth]]-based radio station the Hamas "would not remain open forever" concerning the release of Israeli soldier [[Gilad Shalit]].<ref>Khoury, Jack. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1074658.html Hamas: Shalit deal won't remain on table forever] ''[[Haaretz]]''. 30 March 2009.</ref> In July 2009, Taha noted that a "culture of resistance" is being promoted in Gaza after the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]], stating "Armed resistance is still important and legitimate, but we have a new emphasis on cultural resistance... After the war, the fighters needed a break and the people needed a break."<ref name="NYT"/><br />
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==Accusations of corruption==<br />
In February 2014, Ayman Taha was arrested and investigated for "misconduct, illegal profiteering, and betrayal of trust".<ref>Middle East Monitor. [https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/9912-hamas-arrests-former-spokesman-on-charges-of-corruption Hamas arrests former spokesman on charges of corruption] ''[[Middle East Monitor]]''. 22 February 2014.<br />
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Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121422/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/9912-hamas-arrests-former-spokesman-on-charges-of-corruption</ref> The investigation is on-going, and the corruption and betrayal charges do not relate to or insinuate any collaboration with Israel but possibly with the United States.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
He was killed by a Hamas firing squad during [[Operation Protective Edge]]. Hamas accused him of being an Egyptian spy and executed him at point blank range. One source claims that he was executed because he may implicate several Hamas officials in a corruption scandal. Later, they blamed Israel for being responsible for his death, claiming he died from an Israeli airstrike.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/mystery-surrounds-death-ayman-taha-former-hamas-spokesperson-1652866|title=Mystery Surrounds Death of Ayman Taha, Former Hamas Spokesperson|first=Alroy Menezes 08/08/14 AT 8:41|last=AM|date=8 August 2014|website=International Business Times|accessdate=17 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{Citation|first=Jeroen|last=Gunning|title=Hamas in politics: democracy, religion, violence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9-WfAK7HXCYC&q=Ayman+Taha&pg=PA107|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-231-70044-3}}<br />
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