السبت، 14 مايو 2011

Analysis - Can Hamas to change its skin?

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - I felt the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), the winds of political change in the Middle East Vanhnt her and reconciled with the rival Fatah movement is also trying to alleviate the conflict with Israel.

Israel and make a mockery of the idea of ​​the possibility of Hamas to change its skin, but analysts had embarked on the analysis of a number of interviews conducted recently with senior leaders in the movement have expressed their belief that change occurs due to the protests that racked the Arab world.

Although Hamas seem reassuring in the coastal stronghold in the Gaza Strip, but it continued last month with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas governs the West Bank and the two sides entered into an agreement to end the sudden reconciliation with Fatah feud lasted for years.

With the signing of a reconciliation agreement may be renewed Hamas has already committed to a cease-fire with Israel. Has not fired any rockets or mortar shells from Gaza since the deal was announced on April 27 to enjoy the region - one of the most dangerous border regions in the world - a rare period of calm.

It is clear that Hamas did not express its full support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing the worst civil unrest since he took office 11 years ago and despite the fact that Syria hosts Hamas leaders in the last ten years.

The frosty relations have raised speculation that I went to the Hamas movement has its regional office from the main Damascus to move away so more about the orbit of Iran. And will strengthen its relationship with the governments of Hamas has good relations with the West such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt.

It was the first time, which show signs of a growing Islamist movement, to thinking in the transfer of its office in the report of the newspaper Al-Hayat, owned by the Saudis reported, quoting Palestinian sources did not remember.

Hani Habib, a political analyst who lives in Gaza, said he believed that Hamas is serious this time and they want to seize the opportunity and be given a chance.

He added that he did not believe that the players in the region and the rest of the world to worry about the Hamas went to a more moderate approach.

Israel strongly rejects any suggestion that Hamas may soften its approach and suggest that the founding Charter of the Islamic movement, clearly calls for the destruction of Israel.

Israel says, like many of its allies in the West that Hamas "terrorist" organization and the movement took place in the slip when Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. operation as "ALA" and just before the signing of an agreement of reconciliation with Fatah .

Yuval Diskin, said the commander of Israeli internal security service (Shin Bet), in a speech this month, "can not change the Hamas ideology and policy which of course does not intend to agree to a peace deal of any kind with the State of Israel."

He told the audience in Tel Aviv that Hamas might agree at the far end "to a cease-fire will use to gather strength."

It is interesting that other Hamas leaders were quick to distance themselves from that Haniyeh's comments in which he praised bin Laden, describing him as a "martyr."

Said Khaled Meshaal of Hamas and who has lived in exile for channel (France 24) television that, with regard to bin Laden, everyone knows that Hamas is at odds with al-Qaeda in some things, especially the regulatory processes that target civilians.

Meshaal, who held interviews in the past weeks more than it did several years ago which he was keen on what appeared to be to show the world what is the position of Hamas, specifically peace in the Middle East.

In spite of that, he did not recognize that Hamas recognize Israel, but he stressed that it wants to establish a Palestinian state in accordance with the limits of the pre-1967, which may suggest a willingness to accept the fact that the movement of Israel.

Meshaal said that he would consult from now on with the more moderate Palestinian factions on ways to confront Israel and said he would not launch an attack anymore without approval.

, "Said Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas leader in another newspaper (Le Monde) French observers should not focus on the Hamas charter, which was issued in 1988, but ruled on movement in the light of what he says Kiedyoha.

But all this does not meet the standards set by the international Quartet to make peace in the Middle East, which includes the United States and the European Union and the United Nations and Russia, says Hamas must recognize Israel and renounce violence if it wants to accept as a partner for peace.

Apart from Israel - which immediately suspended transfer of financial receivables collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority in response to a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas - The European Union and the United States Irahenan on time without a doubt in the hope that Hamas is in transition.

Analysts say that the Palestinian movement Hamas was forced to reorder because of the protests in the Arab region, which shook the regime in Syria, which provides them with sanctuary and strengthened the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Hamas is a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Palestinian territories.

Said Samir Awad, a political analyst at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank, said the events in Syria and the Arab world is one of the key elements that Hamas was forced to look more moderate.

He added that Hamas could not support the Syrian regime, which suppresses the protests in Syria and its very embarrassing.

Hamas has denied it was considering leaving Damascus, but sources said it could open new offices in other places.

And would rule out any separation from Syria, Hamas, the largest camp in Iran and return it to scale closer to the Arab Sunni states of influence, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which used to finance the movement before that Washington refuses to do so.

It is too early to know where to lead the Arab spring Hamas, but one does not expect to sit the Islamic movement to the negotiating table with Israel soon. And examine each step taken by the movement and its supporters to promote its cause.

He said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to channel (B. Me. S) U.S. last week: "Let me send you a message very clear. I do not see Hamas as a terrorist organization" in a big boost and strong from Turkey the only Muslim nation in NATO.

Erdogan said in comments Delighted Hamas, but added to aggravate Turkey's ties with Israel, "it is a resistance movement trying to protect her occupied."

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