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{{Short description|decision making body of Hamas}}
The '''Majlis al-Shura''' (consultative council or Shura council) is the overarching political and decision making body of [[Hamas]]. It includes representatives from the [[Gaza Strip]], the [[West Bank]], [[Palestinian prisoners in Israel|Israeli prisons]], and the exiled external leadership, the Political Bureau, based in Turkey and Qatar (originally based in [[Damascus]] prior to [[Syrian Civil War|Syrian War]]). Under this [[Shura]] council are committees responsible for supervising Hamas activities, from media relations to military operations. In the West Bank and Gaza, local Shura committees answer to the Shura council and carry out its decisions.<ref name="structure">Political Hardball Within Hamas: Hardline Militants Calling Shots in Gaza, By Matthew Levitt. January 6, 2009</ref>

The highest decision-making body of the Majlis al-Shura is its Political Bureau, which consists of 15 members and operates in exile. The bureau is elected by members who select their representatives in local Consultative Councils in specific geographic regions. The councils then nominate representatives to the General Consultative Council, and the Political Bureau is elected by members of the General Consultative Council.<ref name="politburo">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=210134
|title=Mash'al reelected leader of Hamas politburo
|publisher=Ma'an news agency
|date=April 27, 2009
|access-date=October 15, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143616/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=210134
|archive-date=October 31, 2014
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hamas]]
[[Category:Politics of the Gaza Strip]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]

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