Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Why does Hamas leadership equate a ceasefire with Israeli politics?

It is the second time I have heard it.

I think the first time was an article in an Israel newspaper and now again on CNN. Two different Hamas leaders are equating the end of the Israeli invasion with Israeli politics. Is there a core belief within Hamas that Israeli politics over shadow their own? Or is there is a belief politics in Gaza and Israel are directly related to violence? I find this thinking ill gotten and worrisome.

My worry is this: Does Hamas sincerely believe a stronger leader is based in aggression through killing and do they believe a leader in Israel is weaker because they are demanded by the people to not carry out violence?

It is a rudimentary understanding of what Hamas believes about the dynamics related to why they fire rockets and seek aggression rather than peace.

In different words, why does Hamas fire rockets daily? Do they believe it results in the lack of aggression by Israel? Do they believe there is a political end to the rockets over the border? I think there is a basic belief by Hamas very flawed in its etiology.

I sincerely believe Palestine has had very violent leadership, such as the deceased Sheikh, Ammad Yassin. Those leaders, by Islamic belief, become stronger in death than in life. We know the Hamas leadership is under appreciative of 'expertise' and separated from Fatah because of alienation of their lack of expertise. 

Can President Morsi fill in the gap for Hamas and bring them up to speed to what sincere peace with Israel will result in? Can he change the basic belief system of Hamas toward violence and move them toward benevolence for their people and build they brain trust and quality of life for their people?

There is a very good chance, President Morsi already understands Hamas and why they fire rockets along with Islamic Jihad. He may have the expertise to answer such questions without asking Hamas or Islamic Jihad.