".... rival resistance groups and some former supporters say the organization has become too political, too secular and too soft."People in the street say Hamas has changed,.... People need to know that Hamas is still committed to the resistance."As it struggles with tensions between its political and military wings, Hamas faces the classic juggling act of an armed resistance group that suddenly finds itself running a government rather than fighting to overthrow one. Some see a window for the West to reach out to Hamas moderates. But as it follows political and military paths at the same time, critics say Hamas is doing neither one particularly well.......Robert Pastor, a Carter Center senior advisor who met with Hamas officials in Gaza this year, said the Obama administration and Israel should do more to encourage Hamas' political engagement."The real tragedy is that we've had relative peace for the past year and no progress at all on negotiations," he said. "Hamas is in this halfway world, with one foot in the arena of militancy and violence. With every day, it becomes harder for them to restrain the acts of violence from the other groups and, eventually, from themselves."...
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