The group has thrived for four decades on being
underestimated and it assumes this will happen again.
Hamas will continue to exploit the conflict with Israel throughout the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal process.
The terrorist group has thrived for 40 years on being underestimated. When it was founded in the late 1980s, its goal was to challenge the leading Palestinian group, Fatah, and fill a void that it had identified in Palestinian politics.
Hamas succeeded in the late 1980s and 1990s by being underestimated and thrived because it was often able to convince some in Israel that it was a positive alternative to the others.Sometimes, it preyed cynically on this tendency in Israel to want to balance Fatah and the Palestinian Authority with Hamas. Hamas has always been a genocidal terrorist group. It has always used massacres as a means to prevent peace. However, no matter the body count and the level of its crimes, it has been able to lull Israel and the region into acceptance. (Read More)
