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Hamas and Khomeinism
Measured distance across six axes
Effectively the same position. They agree within three points on EC, CU, AU, ID, CH. No axis separates them by eight points or more.
Axis by axis
| Axis | Hamas | Velayat-e faqih | Gap | Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · Economic organisation | −02 | −03 | 1 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
| CU · Social and cultural order | +09 | +10 | 1 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
| AU · Organisation of power | +09 | +09 | 0 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
| SC · Scale of decision | +04 | +08 | 4 | Differs | Real difference, but not the dividing line. |
| ID · Rule of membership | +09 | +09 | 0 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
| CH · Method and tempo | +08 | +07 | 1 | Agrees | Effectively the same position. Not what an argument between them is about. |
Each axis runs from −10 to +10; the distance is the straight-line separation across all six at once, out of a maximum of 49.0. How the scoring works →
The evidence behind the widest gaps
A distance figure is worth nothing unless the scores behind it can be checked. These are the artefacts supporting the axes that separate these two most.
Hamas · SC +04
Coded +4: a Palestinian national frame within a transnational Islamist movement.
- Programme textThe 2017 document accepted 1967 borders as a national stage without recognising Israel.
Velayat-e faqih · SC +08
Coded +8: unitary clerical authority with appointed provincial representatives above elected councils.
- Documented act or statuteThe supreme leader appoints representatives in every province and in the armed forces.
What this comparison does not establish
Proximity means similarity of stated position. It carries no claim about competence, circumstance, scale of operation, or what either organisation actually did to the people under it. Two organisations can sit close together and produce entirely different histories, because those things are not on any axis and could not be.
Hamas
1987– · Gaza, West Bank
Armed Palestinian nationalism in an Islamist frame, rejecting the negotiated framework in favour of resistance.
Khomeinism
1979– · Iran
Guardianship of the jurist: sovereignty belongs to God and is exercised by a supreme clerical authority over an elected government.
Distance is not the whole answer. Two organisations can sit the same distance apart for entirely different reasons, and the reason is the content of any claim about them. Open the comparison in the atlas to weight the axes yourself.
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