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Source: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,560366,00.html
Why Hamas Needs Its Cease-Fire with Israel
[Der Spiegel-Germany ] Pierre Heumann - In accordance with the international boycott which has been in effect since Hamas seized power one year ago, economic sanctions have now brought Hamas to their knees. According to Palestinian political scientist Mkhaimar Abu Sada from Al-Azhar University in Gaza, "Hamas is putting the blame for the misery on Israel, but fewer and fewer Palestinians are convinced that that is the case." Hamas strategists hope that lifting the sanctions and improving supplies to the territory will help to strengthen the Islamist group's standing among Palestinians.