I would guess that Hamas' reputation is down the tubes with many these days.
Hamas rally in Gaza takes aim at Egypt, Israel and Abbas
by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Sunday to show support for their Islamist Hamas government, which has long been at loggerheads with Israel but is now shunned by Egypt as well.
The military-backed government that toppled the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas's ideological kin, in Cairo last year deems the Palestinian faction a security threat. An Egyptian court this month banned Hamas activities in the country, and Cairo has clamped down on smuggling tunnels across the Sinai-Gaza border.
Hamas tried in vain to mollify Egypt by insisting that its hostility was directed exclusively at Israel, but is now turning up the rhetoric.
Hamas rally in Gaza takes aim at Egypt, Israel and Abbas | World | Jewish Journal
Hamas rally in Gaza takes aim at Egypt, Israel and Abbas
by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Sunday to show support for their Islamist Hamas government, which has long been at loggerheads with Israel but is now shunned by Egypt as well.
The military-backed government that toppled the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas's ideological kin, in Cairo last year deems the Palestinian faction a security threat. An Egyptian court this month banned Hamas activities in the country, and Cairo has clamped down on smuggling tunnels across the Sinai-Gaza border.
Hamas tried in vain to mollify Egypt by insisting that its hostility was directed exclusively at Israel, but is now turning up the rhetoric.
Hamas rally in Gaza takes aim at Egypt, Israel and Abbas | World | Jewish Journal