Comparing Fatah and Hamas

Fatah
Founded: 1959
Power base: West Bank
Ideology: Secular
Background: Has pursued peace talks with Israel as the best option to achieve Palestinian statehood and has disavowed violence
 
Hamas
Founded: 1987
Power base: Gaza Strip
Ideology: Islamist
Background: Considered a terrorist group by the United States. It has dismissed peace talks as fruitless and refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist or to renounce armed resistance.