With most of its original leadership having been killed by the Israelis in recent years, Hamas’s new leaders seem willing to consider a new stance, as demonstrated by the party’s electoral participation. Hamas is also closely following the progress of the American campaign to reform the Middle East, as well as its war on terror and the fighting in Iraq.
По последним сообщениям администрация Буша думает о смягчении своего бескомпромиссного подхода к Хамас, как результат растущего политического влияния этой группы на палестинских территориях.