[lunchbox]

It must depend on your definition of "abbreviation". For example, Hamas and Fatah (the main political parties in Palestine) are both acronyms. Fatah is actually a reverse acronym.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#Etymology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah#Etymology

[hasenj]

Both words actually have a meaning, "hamas" means "enthusiasm", and "fatah" means "conquest" or "revelation".

[wapper]

Heh. You're kidding right ?

We're defending the rights of the oppressed minority against the Jews, and that oppressed minority that unites under the party "conquest" ? Seriously ?

If this is your name, how the hell would you defend the idea that palestinians are just trying to live independantly ?

[hasenj]

It doesn't work like that. "We" are not just the oppressed minority, we are a people with history - you have to appeal to national pride.

[sliverstorm]

Well, an acronym is a very specific type of abbreviation.