Hamas

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The Origin of Hamas’s Human Shields Strategy in Gaza by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Newsweek, February 26, 2024

Hamas’s immoral decision to normalize the self-described “human shields” strategy has not only been incredibly destructive for Gaza’s civilian population. It has also proved ineffective as the IDF loosened its rules of engagement to allow for more risky and deadly strikes on Hamas targets.

The only way to stop Hamas is to stop Iran from rebuilding it by Michael Singh and Matthew Levitt, Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2024

Hamas Kidnapped My Father for Refusing to Be Their Puppet. by Ala Mohammed Mushtaha, The Free Press, January 4, 2024

Last weekend, twenty masked men dragged away my father—an imam in Gaza. His crime? He refused to brainwash his people with their politics.

Hamas and Ideology by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, November 9, 2023

Hamas is an ideological movement as much as it is a terrorist group. Assessing whether there is context to its actions and whether it is rational requires understanding the value it places on ideology.

How Hamas Won Hearts and Minds on the American Left by Lorenzo Vidino, The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2023

Hamas is more than a terrorist organization intent on killing Jews and eradicating Israel. It is also a savvy international political player that has used the West as a staging ground for an influence operation aimed at policy makers, public opinion and Muslim communities.

Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat The October 7 Attack, Time And Again, Until Israel Is Annihilated; We Are Victims – Everything We Do Is Justified, The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Special Dispatch No. 10923, November 1, 2023

Hamas does not yet understand the depth of Israeli resolve by Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, October 16, 2023

Israelis have been hounded by terror whether pursuing peace or rejecting it. After October 7, there is no tolerating a group whose sole strategy is brutality and mass murder.

Why is Hamas Sending Palestinians to Die at the Border with Israel? by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, September 26, 2023

How Israel Can Solve Its Gaza Problem by Yossi Kuperwasser, Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3, Summer 2023 (see also responses, Is Disarming Hamas Israel’s Best Policy? by Daniel Pipes, Efraim Inbar and Martin Sherman, Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2023)

The future of Hamas by Gershon Baskin, The Times of Israel, August 31, 2023

Elections will soon pit a local pragmatist against an Iran-allied extremist – either way, Hamas is integral in Palestinian politics.

When Israel gave Hamas something worth not fighting for by Michael Oren, The Times of Israel, May 15, 2023

The latest clash showed that what’s good for Gaza can be good for us – it’s time to implement game-changing humanitarian plans for the Strip

Proof of Concept for a Better Gaza Policy by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, August 11, 2022

Hamas as Tehran’s Agent by Jonathan Schanzer, Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2022

The Biden Administration Must Crack Down on Hamas’ Disinformation Campaign by Claudia Tenney and Michael Makovsky, Newsweek, June 8, 2022

Hamas’ Gaza-Last Strategy by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, April 28, 2022

Criticism In Palestinian Social Media And Palestinian Press Of Hamas Flags At Al-Aqsa: Hamas Is Leveraging The Al-Aqsa Issue For Political Gain, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Special Dispatch No. 9934, April 28, 2022

Hamas’ Istanbul Headquarters Has Directed Hundreds of Terror Attacks Against Israelis and Laundered Millions of Dollars by Nadav Shragai, The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 655, December 29, 2021

Sorry, Everyone, Hamas is Still a Terrorist Group by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, December 5, 2021

Gaza Conflict 2021 by Jonathan Schanzer

Gaza Conflict 2021 by Jonathan Schanzer

Israel’s Success Must Not Obscure Increase in Hamas Capabilities by Richard Natonski and Thomas Trask, RealClearDefense.com, November 23, 2021

Hamas’ Advanced Weaponry: Rockets, Artillery, Drones, Cyber by Lenny Ben-David, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 651, August 1, 2021

Video: HAMAS: You Did This (2’33”), StandWithUs, July 2, 2021

Hamas’ Human Rights Violations in the 2021 Gaza War by Amelia Navins and Lenny Ben-David, The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 647, July 1, 2021

Concessions to Hamas Lead to Violence. Holding Firm Leads to Calm by Hillel Frisch, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2075, June 18, 2021

Hamas freely admits it uses summer camps to recruit child soldiers by Elder of Ziyon, June 17, 2021

Hamas’ Goals, Strategy, and Miscalculations by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 644, June 15, 2021

The Status Quo in Gaza Is the Least-Bad Option by Yaakov Amidror, Mosaic, June 14, 2021

There are plenty of nice plans for Gaza, but none that will change the core truth: Hamas will continue to seek Israel’s destruction, and Israel will continue to defend itself.

Who Won, Israel or Hamas? by Daniel Pipes, The Jerusalem Post, June 7, 2021

Video: Israel’s 2021 Conflict with Hamas – How a Perfect Storm Led to War (17’26”), Daniel Gordis, June 4, 2021

Hamas is winning… online by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, The Times of Israel, June 4, 2021

Hamas then, Hamas now by David Harris, The Times of Israel, June 1, 2021

Two decades after a terrorist murdered 21 young people at a Tel Aviv disco, the group’s central goal is the same: The end of Israel.

Assessing Operation Guardians of the Wall by Erielle Davidson, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), NatSec Brief, May 27, 2021

Strike Hamas where it really hurts by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Israel Hayom, May 25, 2021

The government must not continue to delude itself about its ability to broker deals that go over Hamas’ head. It’s time to move the war against Gaza’s rulers to the economic battlefield.

Failed Smuggling Illustrates Hamas’ Frustration in Gaza Plans by Seth Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, February 4, 2020

Hamas Digs Its Own Grave by Executing the Innocent – Peace Activist, Sputnik News, December 2, 2019

No Hope for Gaza if Hamas Remains In Power by Adm. Paul Zukunft, USCG (ret.), Arutz 7/Israel National News, November 27, 2019

Hamas is unique among totalitarian regimes in that it doesn’t oppress its people merely to maintain power; it facilitates Gazan suffering as a source of its power to distort world opinion-de facto propaganda against Israel. [….] Hamas has literally and figuratively held Gaza’s citizenry hostage with the sole objective being the destruction of Israel.

Video: What is Hamas? (10’15”) Unpacked, August 15, 2019

Why Hamas changes strategy, privileges arrangement with Israel by Shlomi Eldar, Al Monitor, July 10, 2019

Hamas is not interested in a war with Israel, despite the attack tunnel recently discovered by the Israel Defense Forces.

In Gaza, Israel Is Complying With the Law of Armed Conflict While Hamas Exploits It by John Toolan, Morning Consult, March 4, 2019

Hamas Wins by Shoshana Bryen, The Daily Caller, November 15, 2018

Hamas fights Israel by using civilians as human shields by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, November 13, 2018

Desperate Gazans protest against Hamas by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor, October 3, 2018

Unlikely Allies, Israel and Egypt Face Joint Challenge in Gaza by Jacob Nagel and Jonathan Schanzer, Real Clear Defense, September 7, 2018

Economic collapse or war: Hamas’s cynical, desperate bid to pressure Israel, PA by Avi Issacharoff, The Times of Israel, June 22, 2018

The Decreasing Effectiveness of Hamas Terrorism by Hillel Frisch, The Jerusalem Post, June 19, 2018

Hamas: Not Exactly a “Peace and Love” Enterprise by David Harris, The Times of Israel, May 19, 2018

Hamas’ Warfare Tactics in the “Great Return March” by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 18, No. 6, April 30, 2018

Israeli group seeks ICC action against Hamas for using children as human shields by Yair Altman, Jewish News Syndicate, April 25, 2018

Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center names three senior Hamas figures as war criminals, says Hamas should be made to answer in International Criminal Court; Case based on Rome Statute clause stating recruiting children under 15 to militant groups is war crime.

How Hamas exploits the people of Gaza by Dennis Ross, New York Daily News, April 23, 2018

Israel Versus Hamas: The Case for Moral Clarity by David Harris, AJC, The Times of Israel, April 10, 2018

Understanding the Hamas “March of Return” by Eran Lerman, AJC, April 9, 2018

Don’t be Fooled: Hamas is Losing by Dexter Van Zile, The Times of Israel, April 5, 2018

Palestinian Casualties Are No Accident for Hamas by Eli Lake, Bloomberg, April 3, 2018

The organizers of a march on Israel’s border are spoiling for a fight.

Just in case anybody forgot what Hamas’s ‘March of Return’ is really all about by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, March 31, 2018

Gaza’s terrorist rulers make no secret of their agenda. They are out to destroy Israel. Suicide bombers, rockets, and tunnels have failed. So now it’s mass marches on the border.

Hamas: Full steam ahead to nowhere by Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Arutz Sheva/Israel National News, February 25, 2018

Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, was supposed to create an alternative religious nationalist ethos in contrast to the secular nationalism led by various Arab organizations. It failed abysmally to do so.

The IDF’s Gaza Wall Might Change Hamas Strategy by Yaakov Lappin, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 612, October 13, 2017

Hamas Seeks to Adopt the “Hizbullah Model” by Prof. Eyal Zisser, Israel Hayom, October 1, 2017 (see also Hamas Seeks to Take Over the Palestinian Authority by Yaakov Lappin, JNS.org, October 2, 2017 and Palestinians: A State Within a State? by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, October 4, 2017)

Iran and Hamas Reconnect by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segal, The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 17, No. 27, September 26, 2017

Palestinian ‘Reconciliation’: Jihad is Calling! by Bassam Tawil , Gatestone Institute, September 25, 2017

Victory, Not Deterrence, Will Be Israel’s Goal if War Breaks Out Again in Gaza by Yaakov Lappin, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 570, August 26, 2017

Hamas to Remain on the EU Terror List by Toby Dershowitz and Jonathan Schanzer, Real Clear Defense, August 2, 2017

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Ambassador Nikki Haley, June 20, 2017

Gaza On the Brink by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, June 2, 2017

Hamas Is Fundamentally Unable To Abandon Terrorism by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, The Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2017

ISIS Borrows a Tactic from Hamas by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, April 5, 2017

ISIS adopts a Hamas terror tactic [human sacrifice/”dead baby strategy”] because it has gotten results.

‘Eyeless in Gaza’ director reveals the headlines Hamas don’t let you see by Francine Wolfisz, Europe Israel News, February 15, 2017

Hamas Prepares for the Next Round of War by Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 17, No. 4, February 7, 2017

The new King of Gaza by Elior Levy, Ynetnews.com, October 23, 2016

Analysis: With elections for the Hamas leadership coming up in December, and with Khaled Mashal officially announcing that he will be stepping away from the leadership position, political infighting and maneuvering has begun amongst the candidates to be the new King of Gaza

Co-founder of Hamas military wing issues startling apology to Palestinians by Dov Lieber, The Times of Israel, August 18, 2016

Muhammad Nazami Nasser sorry for ‘destruction’ caused to his people by his group, which he indicates he now considers ‘the devil’; expresses no regret to Israel

Where Palestinian Aid Really Goes by Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary, August 11, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled by Turkey’s Stunt by Eylon Aslan-Levy, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, July 7, 2016

No One-Shot Solution to the Hamas Challenge by Prof. Efraim Inbar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 345, June 30, 2016

Hamas Still Finds Harbor in Turkey by Jonathan Schanzer, The Weekly Standard, June 9, 2016

In Whose Name Does Hamas Dig? by Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary, May 5, 2016

Hamas Is to Blame for Gaza’s Terrible State, Not Israel by Ben-Dror Yemini, Israel Hayom, February 26, 2016

Hamas Is Fracturing, And Israel Should Be Worried by Jonathan Schanzer, Newsweek, February 25, 2016

Gaza Prepares for the Next War: Why Hamas Is Already Drilling New Tunnels by Michael J. Koplow, Foreign Affairs, February 11, 2016

Hamas: The “Merchants of War” Who Seek to Destroy Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, February 2, 2016

Hamas leader: Jihad, not despair, behind Palestinian violence by Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom, January 20, 2016

“This intifada is a jihad, a holy war fought by the Palestinian people against the Zionist occupation. Only a holy war will drive the occupier out of Palestine,” Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh tells supporters of the Islamist group.

Hamas Looks beyond Jerusalem … to Rome and Beyond by Pinhas Inbari, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, November 24, 2015

Why Hamas Has Not Unleashed Violence From Gaza by Jonathan Schanzer, WSJ Think Tank, October 26, 2015

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Should Hamas recognize Israel? by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor, September 10, 2015

Red Cross Offers Workshops in International Law to Hamas by Jodi Rudoren and Majd Al Waheidi, The New York Times, August 15, 2015

One Year Later, Hamas Finally Admits It Lost the Gaza War by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, August 10, 2015

Hamas puts on new face with English website launch by Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor, July 24, 2015

Iran Deal Empowers Enemies of Peace by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, July 20, 2015

Year after Gaza war, Hamas remains defiant to continue fight against Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2015

BDS and Hamas: The New Partnership by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, June 12, 2015

For Hamas, this is not just about boycotting or imposing sanctions against Israel. Rather, it is about delegitimizing and isolating Israel, and turning it into a rogue state that has no right to exist. [….] BDS seems to be more about hating Israel than helping the Palestinians. And BDS seems to be more about promoting Hamas’s agenda than advancing the cause of peace in this part of the world.

Palestinian poll shows discontent with Hamas, Gaza War by Ian Deitch, AP, June 9, 2015

The Gaza War That Nobody Wants by Jonathan Schanzer and Grant Rumley, Jerusalem Post, May 19, 2015

How the World Encourages Hamas to Recruit Child Soldiers by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, January 21, 2015

Hamas Forms “Liberation Army: in Gaza, Thanks to EU Support by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, January 21, 2015

Hamas Has Its Sights on the West Bank by Pinhas Inbari, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 14, No. 44, December 24, 2014

Hamas Senior Officials At Movement’s 27th Anniversary Celebrations: We Will Not Recognize Zionist Entity Or Be Satisfied With A Palestinian State Within 1967 Borders; We Thank Iran For Supplying Us With Weapons, Missiles, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Special Dispatch No. 5905, December 16, 2014

Internal Hamas Debate about Rethinking Policies by Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, December 1, 2014

Hamas Embraces the Path of the Islamic State (ISIS) by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi , Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 14, No. 38, November 30, 2014

Hamas, Inc. by Moshe Elad, Tablet Magazine, November 18, 2014: “Gazans suffer, while their leaders continue to pile up the loot.”

Did Israel Avert a Hamas Massacre? by Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, October 21, 2014: The story behind the Gaza tunnel plot, from Israeli intelligence officials—and Hamas leader Khalid Mishal

What it’s like to fight for Hamas by Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al-Monitor, October 16, 2014

Hamas Searches for a New Strategy by Ehud Yaari, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Notes No. 19, October 2014

Gazans Speak Out: Hamas War Crimes by Mudar Zahran, Gatestone Institute, September 19, 2014

Hamas Policy after Operation “Protective Edge” by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 14, No. 29, September 18, 2014

Hamas’s Violations of International Law, The Lawfare Project, September 2014

Hamas: Give Us West Bank So We Can Destroy Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, September 7, 2014

ISIS and Hamas: The Double Standard by Arsen Ostrovsky, Huffington Post, August 20, 2014

“The world seems to have one standard for the West dealing with terror, and a different one when it comes to Israel fighting terror. Is Jewish or Israeli blood really somehow cheaper?”

Why Does Hamas Fight? by Rabbi Kaufman, We Are For Israel, August 13, 2014

Israel Should Call Hamas an Enemy, Not Terrorists by A. B. Yehoshua, New Republic, August 13, 2014

Hamas’ Phony Statistics on Civilian Deaths by Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, August 7, 2014

Hamas Claims Victory; It Defeated the West, Once Again by Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Jewish Press, August 6, 2014

Was Hamas the victor in this summer’s Gaza War? Only if you count its victory over the West through the heartless manipulation of destruction and inversions of the laws of war.

The Media’s Role in Hamas’ War Strategy by Richard Landes, American Interest, August 5, 2014

A Stronger Israel? by Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, August 5, 2014

Israel’s Gaza offensive resurrects Hamas by Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor, August 7, 2014

Hamas Psychological Military Strategies against Israel by Irwin J. Mansdorf, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 14, No. 26, August 7, 2014

Hamas’s BFF’s [Qatar & Turkey] by Jonathan Schanzer, Foreign Policy, August 4, 2014

From tunnels to R-160s, a primer on Hamas and its deadly capabilities by Elhanan Miller, Times of Israel, July 31, 2014

The full story of the subterranean passages, thousands of foot soldiers, and large supplies of rockets and bombs, that turned Hamas into a sophisticated enemy s The IDF believes it has killed over 1,000 Hamas fighters

Starve Hamas of Money by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Globes, July 25, 2014

Desperately Seeking Relevance by Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2014

Hamas, the first Palestinian army by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor, July 23, 2014

Israel did not rightly assess Hamas’ military abilities and must henceforth stop considering it as terror cells, like the other Gaza Strip groups, but as an army that it should aspire to bring down.

Five myths about Hamas by Nathan J. Brown, Washington Post, July 18, 2014

The delusion of Hamas’ military wing by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor, July 17, 2014

Unlike Hamas’ political wing, its military wing is convinced that a group of suicide bombers can “overpower Israel.”

The “Long War” Strategy: Israel’s War of Attrition Against Hamas by Gabriel Scheinmann and Raphael Cohen, The National Interest, July 17, 2014

Why Did Hamas Launch Its Current Rocket Offensive Against Israel? by Y. Carmon and Y. Yehoshua, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1104, July 15, 2014

Is Hamas Trying to Get Gazans Killed? by Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg, July 11, 2014

Dead Palestinians represent a crucial propaganda victory for the nihilists of Hamas. It is perverse, but true. It is also the best possible explanation for Hamas’s behavior, because Hamas has no other plausible strategic goal here. [….] [W]hat Hamas wants most is not a state in a part of Palestine. What it wants is the elimination of Israel. It will not achieve the latter, and it is actively thwarting the former.

Hamas Prepares for War as Abbas Talks Peace by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, June 26, 2014

Hamas Leaders Glorify Kidnapping of Israelis, IDF Blog, June 18, 2014 (see also video, History of Hamas Kidnappings (2’14”), IDFNADesk, June 18, 2014)

10 Things You Should Really Know About Hamas by Neil Lazarus, BuzzFeed, June 12, 2014

Hamas: We’ll Use Unity Accord To Move Terrorism To West Bank by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, May 23, 2014

Hamas terrorism has killed more than 500 men, women, and children

Hamas terrorism has killed more than 500 men, women, and children

Hamas’ “Gift” To Israel on Independence Day by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, May 9, 2014

Hamas tells Israel, ‘No Hope’ by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, May 8, 2014

Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, May 5, 2014

10 Things You Need to Know About Hamas, The Tower, April 25, 2014

The Myth of the Moderate Hamas by Amb. Dore Gold, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, April 27, 2014

The Trouble with Gaza by Yaakov Lappin, Gatestone Institute, April 24, 2014

A Reminder About Hamas by Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations, April 16, 2014

The fact that Hamas is ruling half of Palestine is the greatest obstacle to peace.

Hamas and BDS by Dan Diker, Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2014

Hamas: Teaching Human Rights is Against Palestinian, Islamic Culture by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, February 27, 2014

Gaza Students Receive Weapons Training, Jihad And Martyrdom Indoctrination At Hamas Youth Camps, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Special Dispatch No. 5622, January 27, 2014

Hamas: Abbas Does Not Represent the Palestinians in Negotiations by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi , Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, December 31, 2013

To Shape Young Palestinians, Hamas Creates Its Own Textbooks by Fares Akram and Jodi Rudoren, New York Times, November 4, 2013

Hamas, Israel develop unwritten understanding for coexistence by Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor Israel Pulse, December 18, 2013

Hamas in Comics: Terror and Tyranny in Gaza, IDF Blog, November 17, 2013

One-Year After ‘Pillar of Defense,’ Hamas is on its Heels David Barnett, Foundation for Defense of Democracy, November 11

Hamas and the “Peace Process” by Shoshana Bryen, Front Page Magazine, November 4, 2013

Hamas, circa 2013, is in a lot of trouble by Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel, October 29, 2013

Tunnel May Signal Shift in Hamas-Israel Conflict by Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse, October 22, 2013

Haniyeh Torn Between Honor, Gaza’s Survival by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor Israel Pulse, October 22, 2013

Hamas: Benevolent Savior of Syrian Refugees? by Nicole Brackman and Asaf Romirowsky, Forbes, October 18, 2013

After the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Is Hamas in Gaza Next in line? by Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 13, No. 27, October 1, 2013

Legitimizing Israel’s Destruction by Samuel Westrop, Gatestone Institute, September 4, 2013

Richard Landes [Analyzes] BBC Tim Sebastien’s tough interview with al Zahar, IsraDocuMentalist, August 3, 2013

The Silence on Gaza by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor, July 31, 2013

Hamas in Crisis: Isolation and Internal Strife by Ehud Yaari, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, PolicyWatch 2111, July 30, 2013

Strangling Hamas by Jonathan Schanzer, Foreign Policy, July 22, 2013

How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring by Jonathan Schanzer, The Atlantic, June 21, 2013

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Video (2’23”): Hamas takes military training to schools, Al Jazeera (English), April 15, 2013

The True Face of Hamas and the Five Myths That Obscure It by Noah Beck, The Algemeiner, December 27, 2012

Hamas: 25 Facts For 25 Years by Simon Plosker, HonestReporting, December 11, 2012

10 Lies About the Israel-Hamas Conflict, IPT News, December 3, 2012 [see also video, “Hamas Facts” by StandWithUs, November 26, 2012]

How Hamas Is Trying to Fool Everyone by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, November 28, 2012

In reality, Hamas has not changed or relinquished its dream of replacing Israel with an Islamist state that is funded and armed by Iran.

Hamas Uses Gazans as Human Shields When Launching Rockets, IDF Blog,October 29, 2012 [with video]

Hamas’s corruption by Jonathan Schanzer, Jerusalem Post, August 23, 2012

Video: Five Years of Hamas Rule in the Gaza Strip (3’22”), France 24, August 1, 2012

Hamas Rising by Jonathan Schanzer, Foreign Policy, July 25, 2012

In Gaza, Hamas rule has not turned out as many expected by Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, April 18, 2012

Power of One: The Structure of Hamas, IDF Blog, February 27, 2012

Will Palestinian Reconciliation Lead to a Hamas Takeover of the PLO? by Jonathan D. Halevi, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 587, January-February 2012

Hamas leader Haniyeh: Goal is destruction of Israel in stages; Abbas: Hamas agrees to ’67 borders by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, December 27, 2011 (see also: Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya Reaffirms Hamas’ Commitment to Armed Resistance and Says: We Will Liberate Palestine in Its Entirety, from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River, Middle East Media Research Institute, MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 4393, December 29, 2011)

Hamas For Sale? by Jonathan Schanzer, Weekly Standard Online, December 21, 2011

Hard Choices for Hamas with the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood by Pinhas Inbari, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 11, No. 21, December 9, 2011

Hamas is abandoning the sinking ship of Syria and many senior cadres have already settled in Gaza. At the same time, Iran has cut its subsidy to Hamas. Not only is there a need to find new accommodations for Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal and company, but there is also a political price: the need to decrease terror and transform itself from a pro-Iranian/Syrian “muqawama” (“resistance”) movement into a typical political party of the Muslim Brotherhood-type that are now in the process of taking control in the Arab world.

Hamas at a Crossroads by Meir Litvak, inFocus Quarterly, Fall 2011

Why Hamas is losing Gaza by Karl Vick, Time, October 17, 2011

Besieged by Israel and the West, which regards it as a terrorist group, and cut off from the Palestinian majority in the West Bank, Hamas has little to offer beyond its jihadist credentials — and the promise of clean government. So it’s hardly surprising that the party has been rapidly losing ground in its stronghold. Recent surveys by leading pollsters conclude that if elections were held in Gaza today, Hamas, an acronym in Arabic for the Islamic Resistance Movement, would not be returned to power. A June poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research found that Hamas would get just 28% of the vote, a steep decline from the 44% plurality it won in 2006.

Hamas’s Gaza – Four Years Later by C. Jacob, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)

Power Dynamics Inside Hamas: The Increasing Weight of the Gaza Leadership by Jonathan D. Halevi, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem issue Brief Vol. 11, No. 4, June 16, 2011

Hamas Has No Reason to Reconcile by Samara Greenberg, Jewish Policy Center, March 16, 2011

Talking to Hamas? – Increasing Expressions of Genocidal Intent by Hamas Leaders Against the Jews by  Jonathan D. Halevi, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 10, No. 19, January 3, 2011Who's Who in Hamas

Hamas commander: Israel will disappear by Roee Nahmias, Ynetnews.com, December 25, 2010

Finally, a Hamas Leader Admits That Israel Killed Mostly Combatants In Gaza by Alan Dershowitz, Huffington Post, December 17, 2010

Hamas video: Allah, kill Christians and Jews “to the last one” by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook. Palestinian Media Watch, December 8, 2010

Hamas Returns to Executing Opponents, UN Returns to Boosting Hamas Aid by Omri Ceren, Commentary, December 8, 2010

Hamas Finally Admits Most Gaza Fatalities Were Combatants, Not Civilians by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, November 1, 2010

Hamas is a threat to the Palestinian cause by Richard Cohen, Washington Post, June 29, 2010

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Resistance and Rockets: Hamas Targeting of Israeli Civilians by Jeffrey White, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, PolicyWatch #1635, February 25, 2010

Hamas founder’s son worked for Shin Bet for years by Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz, February 22, 2010

The Hamas Conundrum by Michael Herzog, Foreign Affairs, February 8, 2010

Dr. Kifah Al-Ramali on Hamas TV: The Real Palestinian Beauty Queen Is the Jihad-Fighting Mother, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), January 12, 2010

The Expansion of Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Jihadi Groups in Gaza: Diplomatic Implications, by Dore Gold, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vo. 9, No. 17, January 4, 2010

Hamas in Combat: The Military Performance of the Palestininan Resistance Movement, by Yoram Cohen and Jeffrey White, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Focus #97, October 2009

The Palestinians’ Spoiler by David Makovsky, Haaretz, October 23, 2009

Why Hamas Has Been Quiet in 2009 by Aaron Mannes and V.S. Subrahmanian, Palestinian Rocket Report, September 15, 2009

The Truth About Hamas Crimes in Gaza, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 30, 2009 [includes videos]

Palestinian Support for Hamas Has Not Declined, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs: Part I, JINSA Report #849, January 26, 2009; Part II, JINSA Report #850, January 27, 2009

The No-State Solution: Hamas cares more about Shariah than ‘Palestine’ by Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2009

Efraim Karsh: What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas?, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 8, No. 17, January 12, 2009

Iranian Support of Hamas, Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), January 12, 2009

Muslims Against Hamas, Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2009

Liberate the Palestinians from Hamas by Bernard-Henry Levy, The New Republic, January 9, 2009

No way forward while the Hamas hydra lives by Amir Taheri, The Times [UK], January 9, 2009

How Liberals Arrive at “We Are Hamas” by Josh Strawn, Jewcy.com, January 8, 2009

The criminal cynicism of Hamas by Alan Dershowitz, The Guardian, January 8, 2009

Those who protest civilian deaths apply a double standard that blames only Israel, when the true responsibility lies with Hamas

Hamas Exploitation of Civilians as Human Shields, Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), January 6, 2009 [also available as pdf]

Background Brief on Hamas #1: Extermination of Jews by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook, Palestinian Media Watch, January 4, 2009

Hamas not a dialogue partner by Dov Weisglass, Ynetnews.com, May 4, 2008

The Diplomatic Dance with Hamas by Prof. Efraim Karsh, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs, Vol. 7, No. 37, April 30, 2008

“Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, sees the struggle for Palestine as neither an ordinary political dispute between two contending nations (Israelis and Palestinians), nor even as a struggle for national self-determination by an indigenous population against a foreign occupier. Rather, it sees Palestine as but one battle in a worldwide holy war to prevent the fall of a part of the House of Islam to infidels.”

Engaging with Evil: Is Dialogue with Hamas Worth Having?, American Jewish Committee Weekly Briefing on Israeli and Middle Eastern Affairs, April 2008

Mr. Zahar and Mr. Carter, The Washington Post, April 17, 2008

Carter’s Planned Hamas Meeting Draws Boos by Nathan Guttman, Forward, April 10, 2008

In Gaza, Hamas’s Insults to Jews Complicate Peace by Steve Erlanger, New York Times, April 1, 2007