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Average axis distance

4.26

Lower = more similar (Euclidean across shared axes, normalized by count)

Swap A and B

Cross-border · EG ↔ PS. Same family (islamist-sunni-electoral). Founded 24 years apart. Mean axis distance Δ̄ 4.26.

Top divergences

Where they split hardest

  • Iran posture

    Freedom and Justice Party -3.5 · Anti-Iran / adversarial vs Hamas +7.0 · Pro-Iran / aligned

    Δ 10.5 points

  • West alignment

    Freedom and Justice Party -2.5 · Anti-Western vs Hamas -8.5 · Anti-Western

    Δ 6.0 points

  • Economic

    Freedom and Justice Party +2.0 · Market vs Hamas -3.0 · Statist

    Δ 5.0 points

Brief

Freedom and Justice Party vs. Hamas

Brotherhood electoral vs Brotherhood armed. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's 2011 electoral vehicle against the Palestinian Brotherhood branch that became Hamas. Same religious-political tradition, two political ecologies.

Origins. The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) was founded in 2011 as the political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (Hassan al-Banna's movement, founded 1928). It rode the Tahrir revolution to victory in the 2011–2012 parliamentary and presidential elections under Mohamed Morsi. Hamas was founded in December 1987 by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and the Gaza branch of the same Brotherhood movement during the First Intifada. The two parties share doctrinal lineage; they are not the same organisation.

Where they diverge. The cleavage is strategic mode: the Egyptian Brotherhood committed to electoral participation from the 1970s onward (winning seats as "independents" under Mubarak); Hamas built a parallel armed wing (Qassam Brigades) from inception. On recognition of the other state: under Morsi the FJP government maintained Egypt's 1979 Camp David peace treaty with Israel; Hamas's 2017 Document of General Principles still does not recognise Israel's legitimacy. On state capture: the FJP held all top Egyptian executive offices for 12 months in 2012-2013 before the military removed Morsi; Hamas has held Gaza since 2007 outside any internationally-recognised state framework.

Where they overlap. Doctrinal roots in the same Brotherhood tradition. Both supported the Article 2 framework that Islamic law is "the principal source of legislation." Both have been designated terrorist organisations by Egypt (FJP since 2013, Hamas in various windows). Both have suffered the systematic killing or imprisonment of their senior leadership over the 2013-2024 window — Morsi died in detention in 2019; Haniyeh, Sinwar, and most of the Hamas political bureau leadership have been assassinated since 2024.

Why it matters today. The FJP-Hamas cleavage matters because it shows that the same religious-political tradition produces very different political behaviour under different institutional pressures. The Egyptian Brotherhood's gamble was to participate in a state and lost; the Palestinian Brotherhood's gamble was to build a state under occupation and is being broken by it.

Auto-generated comparative brief — may contain inaccuracies; not individually verified. · Last reviewed 2026-06-08

In their own words

One verified quote from each side, sourced.

A
If the price of preserving legitimacy is my blood, then I am prepared to sacrifice my blood for the sake of this homeland and its legitimacy.

Final televised presidential address on 2 July 2013 — the night before the military deposed him — defending the legitimacy of the ballot box.

B
Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea.

Article 20 of the Hamas 2017 Document of General Principles and Policies — the maximalist territorial framing that sits alongside the 1967-borders "national consensus formula" in the same paragraph.

Primary documents

Most recent docs in the Tayyar corpus from each party. Click through for full text.

Compass

A · Freedom and Justice Party and B · Hamas are pinned with always-on labels. Other parties stay visible as faded context so you can locate either side on the map at a glance.

-10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · Statist Libertarian · Market Authority · Statist Authority · Market 23 parties 11 parties 19 parties 30 parties secular-liberal centroid · 12 parties religious-jewish centroid · 5 parties leftist-socdem centroid · 9 parties islamist-sunni-electoral centroid · 13 parties nationalist-arab centroid · 14 parties leftist-communist centroid · 12 parties nationalist-ethnic centroid · 5 parties islamist-shia centroid · 5 parties religious-christian centroid · 3 parties islamist-militant centroid · 3 parties islamist-salafi centroid · 2 parties ← Statist Market → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Economic ↔ New Wafd Party (EG) · Economic +5.0, Social +3.0 EG New Wafd Party Religious Zionism Party (IL) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -8.0 IL Religious Zionism Party Shas (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.5 IL Shas Socialist Forces Front (DZ) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 DZ Socialist Forces Front Socialist Union of Popular Forces (MA) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 MA Socialist Union of Popular Forces New Hope (IL) · in government · Economic +5.5, Social +2.0 IL New Hope Noam (IL) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -9.0 IL Noam Ennahda (TN) · Economic +2.0, Social -5.0 TN Ennahda Southern Transitional Council (YE) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -2.0 YE Southern Transitional Council Sudanese Communist Party (SD) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.0 SD Sudanese Communist Party Syrian National Coalition (SY) · Economic +5.0, Social +1.0 SY Syrian National Coalition Ta'al (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +4.0 IL Ta'al Yisrael Beiteinu (IL) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 IL Yisrael Beiteinu National Unity (IL) · Economic +3.0, Social +4.0 IL National Unity Free Egyptians Party (EG) · Economic +8.0, Social +5.5 EG Free Egyptians Party Meretz (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +6.0 IL Meretz The Democrats (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social +8.0 IL The Democrats Tunisian Workers Party (TN) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.0 TN Tunisian Workers Party Workers' Party (DZ) · Economic -9.0, Social +3.5 DZ Workers' Party Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) (YE) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -7.0 YE Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) Yemeni Socialist Party (YE) · Economic -6.0, Social +5.0 YE Yemeni Socialist Party People's Movement (TN) · Economic -6.0, Social +1.0 TN People's Movement Amal Movement (LB) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 LB Amal Movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) (YE) · in government · Economic -6.0, Social -8.0 YE Ansar Allah (Houthis) Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) · dissolved · Economic -6.5, Social -0.5 SY Ba'ath Party (Syria) Balad (IL) · Economic -4.0, Social +5.0 IL Balad Democratic Unionist Party (SD) · Economic +2.5, Social -4.0 SD Democratic Unionist Party El Insaf (Equity Party) (MR) · in government · Economic +2.8, Social -6.0 MR El Insaf (Equity Party) Fatah (PS) · in government · Economic +1.5, Social -1.5 PS Fatah Free Patriotic Movement (LB) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 LB Free Patriotic Movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (SY) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -8.0 SY Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamic Salvation Front (DZ) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -9.0 DZ Islamic Salvation Front Israeli Labor Party (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +5.8 IL Israeli Labor Party Movement of Society for Peace (DZ) · Economic +0.0, Social -7.0 DZ Movement of Society for Peace Justice and Construction Party (LY) · Economic +0.0, Social -6.5 LY Justice and Construction Party Authenticity and Modernity Party (MA) · in government · Economic +5.0, Social +4.0 MA Authenticity and Modernity Party Istiqlal Party (MA) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -4.0 MA Istiqlal Party Kataeb Party (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.5 LB Kataeb Party National Umma Party (SD) · Economic +2.0, Social -3.0 SD National Umma Party Hadash-Ta'al (IL) · Economic -6.0, Social +6.0 IL Hadash-Ta'al Justice and Development Party (MA) · Economic +3.0, Social -6.0 MA Justice and Development Party Hamas (PS) · in government · Economic -3.0, Social -8.0 PS Hamas B · Hamas Kurdistan Democratic Party (IQ) · in government · Economic +4.0, Social -3.0 IQ Kurdistan Democratic Party Likud (IL) · in government · Economic +6.0, Social -2.0 IL Likud National Liberation Front (DZ) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -3.0 DZ National Liberation Front National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) (MR) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 MR National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) Long Live Tunisia (TN) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 TN Long Live Tunisia National Rally of Independents (MA) · in government · Economic +8.0, Social +3.0 MA National Rally of Independents National Forces Alliance (LY) · Economic +6.0, Social +3.0 LY National Forces Alliance National Wisdom Movement (IQ) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -4.0 IQ National Wisdom Movement Reform Party (JO) · Economic +2.5, Social -2.0 JO Reform Party Otzma Yehudit (IL) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -8.0 IL Otzma Yehudit Mubadara (PS) · Economic -0.5, Social +4.5 PS Mubadara Northern Islamic Movement (IL) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -7.0 IL Northern Islamic Movement Freedom and Justice Party (EG) · dissolved · Economic +2.0, Social -7.5 EG Freedom and Justice Party A · Freedom and Jus… Islamic Action Front (JO) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 JO Islamic Action Front Al-Menbar Islamic Society (BH) · Economic +3.0, Social -7.5 BH Al-Menbar Islamic Society Hezbollah (LB) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.0 LB Hezbollah Jordanian Communist Party (JO) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.5 JO Jordanian Communist Party Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (BH) · dissolved · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 BH Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society State of Law Coalition (IQ) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 IQ State of Law Coalition Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PS) · Economic -4.0, Social -9.0 PS Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nour Party (EG) · Economic +2.5, Social -9.0 EG Nour Party Islamic Asalah Society (BH) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -9.0 BH Islamic Asalah Society United Torah Judaism (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -9.0 IL United Torah Judaism Lebanese Forces (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.0 LB Lebanese Forces Mostaqbal Watan (EG) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -4.0 EG Mostaqbal Watan Sairoon Alliance (IQ) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IQ Sairoon Alliance Democratic National Rally (DZ) · in government · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 DZ Democratic National Rally National Charter Party (JO) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -3.0 JO National Charter Party General People's Congress (YE) · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 YE General People's Congress Free Destourian Party (TN) · Economic +1.0, Social -1.0 TN Free Destourian Party PFLP (PS) · Economic -9.0, Social +4.0 PS PFLP Tagammu Party (EG) · Economic -7.0, Social +4.0 EG Tagammu Party Hadash (IL) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.5 IL Hadash Union of Forces of Progress (MR) · Economic -5.5, Social +4.0 MR Union of Forces of Progress DFLP (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +4.5 PS DFLP Egyptian Social Democratic Party (EG) · Economic -2.5, Social +5.0 EG Egyptian Social Democratic Party Palestinian People's Party (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +5.0 PS Palestinian People's Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (IQ) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 IQ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Progressive Socialist Party (LB) · in government · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 LB Progressive Socialist Party Ra'am (United Arab List) (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IL Ra'am (United Arab List) Yesh Atid (IL) · Economic +4.0, Social +7.0 IL Yesh Atid

Spider overlay

A is the solid teal polygon; B is the dashed amber overlay. Distinct colors so the eye can always tell them apart, regardless of family.

Economic → Market Social → Libertarian State & religion → Secular state Liberal democracy → Strong commitment West alignment → Pro-Western Regional stance → Stability/normalization Palestinian question → Pro-Palestinian rights Civil liberties → Expand Regime stance → pro-regime Pan-Arab vs particularist → pan-Arab Centralism vs federalism → federalist Traditionalism vs modernization → modernizing Gender equality → Gender equality Iran posture → Pro-Iran / aligned Press freedom → Free press Sectarian power-sharing → Post-sectarian / civic state
Freedom and Justice Party Hamas
A · Freedom and Justice Party (EG) B · Hamas (PS) Δ̄ 4.26

Axis-by-axis

Sorted by absolute difference. Δ is A − B.

  1. Iran posture
    A
    -3.5
    B
    +7.0
    Δ -10.5
  2. West alignment
    A
    -2.5
    B
    -8.5
    Δ +6.0
  3. Economic
    A
    +2.0
    B
    -3.0
    Δ +5.0
  4. Pan-Arab vs particularist
    A
    +4.0
    B
    -1.0
    Δ +5.0
  5. Regional stance
    A
    -4.5
    B
    -9.0
    Δ +4.5
  6. Civil liberties
    A
    -4.0
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +4.0
  7. Press freedom
    A
    -4.0
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +4.0
  8. Liberal democracy
    A
    -3.5
    B
    -7.0
    Δ +3.5
  9. Traditionalism vs modernization
    A
    -4.0
    B
    -6.0
    Δ +2.0
  10. Centralism vs federalism
    A
    -6.5
    B
    -5.0
    Δ -1.5
  11. Gender equality
    A
    -6.5
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +1.5
  12. State & religion
    A
    -8.0
    B
    -9.0
    Δ +1.0
  13. Palestinian question
    A
    +9.0
    B
    +10.0
    Δ -1.0
  14. Social
    A
    -7.5
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +0.5
  15. Regime stance
    A
    -8.0
    B
    -7.5
    Δ -0.5

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