Organization of American States Designates Hamas a Terrorist Group 20 May 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) designated the Palestinian jihadist organization Hamas a terrorist group this week in response to a barrage of hundreds of rockets targeting civilians in Israel in the past month. Under current Secretary-General Luis Almagro, the OAS has more prominently condemned Mideast jihadist organizations, particularly the Iran-backed Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah, which experts believe plays a prominent role in drug trafficking throughout Latin America. Despite being a Sunni Muslim group, the Iranian Islamic regime supports Hamas’ objectives and, evidence indicates, funds the terrorist group. In a statement Monday, the OAS condemned Hamas’ ongoing rocket campaign against Israeli civilians and its endangerment of Palestinian civilians to further its objectives against Israel.