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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22843/hamas-trump-board-of-peace
Hamas's War on Trump's Board of Peace
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Hamas has suddenly stepped up its rhetorical attacks on President Trump's Board of Peace. They are accusing the body of promoting the Israeli narrative and failing to pressure Israel. Just days before it launched its campaign against the Board of Peace, a senior Hamas delegation traveled to Tehran and met with senior Iranian officials. Hamas, like Iran, has repeatedly demonstrated that it views negotiations as a means of delaying compliance, preserving its power and advancing its strategic objectives. For years, Hamas has managed to turn every discussion about its weapons into discussions about Israel. Instead of answering the question of disarmament, Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire. Instead of explaining when and how it will surrender its weapons, Hamas talks about the "rights" of the Palestinian people. Hamas wants reconstruction, international recognition, political influence, and a role in determining Gaza's future. Yet it does not appear prepared to accept the fundamental condition of a peaceful future: that Gaza cannot remain under the control of an armed terrorist organization. Hamas's attacks on the Board of Peace are a warning that Hamas has no intention of quietly disappearing from Gaza's political or military landscape. It is signaling that it will resist any attempt to disarm it.