Saturday August 25, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Not to be left out, the head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has also received an invite to Iran.

Representing Hamas, Haniyeh will join 120 nations at the Non-Aligned Movement meeting being hosted by Iran. Mosry and Abbas will also be in attendance.

Iran and Hamas have a longstanding relationship. Iran has been a sponsor of Hamas but with certain conditions. At times Iran has suspended their support because of the poor treatment of Shiites under Hamas jurisdiction.

Iran sees Hamas as a tool and a weapon to wield against Israel and against the West. They have never seen Hamas as a state, but there is little to no interaction between the PA's Abbas and Iran.

It seems as if the paradigm might be changing. Hamas is being treated more and more as a state and not simply as competitor to the Palestinian Authority.

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