What is the Hamas gameplan?

I would think that Hamas' game plan can be found in it's Charter ..

The Hamas Charter : Identifies Hamas as the Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine The charter also states "our struggle against the person is very great and very serious" and calls for the eventual creation of an Islamic state in Palestine, in place of Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and the obliteration or dissolution of Israel".......

In 2006 the Hamas election Manifesto dropped its call for the destruction of Israel .. but at the same time Hamas is still not ready to recognise the right of Israel to exist...

Maybe Hamas' game plan can be found in it's slogan ?

Art. 8 : The Hamas Slogan :

Allah is it's goal,the Prophat it's model ,teh Quran it's Constitution,Jihad it's path and death for the case of Allah it's most subline belief..........

Hamas' Manifesto like it's Charter calls for the murder of person and the elimination of Israel through extremely violent means.

Sounds like a game plan to me ..

Their method is first to launch rockets indiscriminately into Israeli cities ..when Israel retalitates ..The method calls for the use their own civilians including women and children as human sacrifices by locating and launching their rockets near schools ,playgrounds,mosques and even kindergartens ...

Hamas.. then capitalizes on the death of its people to draw world attention and earn sympathy to recieve humanitarian and monetary aid to rebuild and continue with the goals of their Charter/Manifesto... to obliterate Israel...

It's been true for years that the 'Palestinian' leadership is far more extreme than the people they purport to represent...but the topic is about Hamas and it's game plan....

Dividing Jerusalem will not stop Hamas or the Muslim Brotherhood from their goal ,,,Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians live in Jerusalem and nearby areas of the West Bank... Palestinians and person live in Jerusalem already ..

In fact last year a survey, which was designed and supervised by former State Department Middle East researcher David Pollock, found that only 30% said they would prefer to be citizens of Palestine in a two-state solution, while 35 % said they would choose Israeli citizenship. (The rest said they didn't know or refused to answer.)

More than 40 % said that even if Israelis and Palestinians signed a peace deal and East Jerusalem became the capital of a new state, some Palestinian militants would certainly or probably continue an armed struggle against Israel.... A two state Jeruselem is not the solution ..

We've discussed this issue before. SS is right; Jerusalem is already divided (Bethlehem/Jerusalem and old Jerusalem, surrounded by the walls). The sad reality is that the citizens of those areas actually care much less about the existence of the others than the governments do. Israel, however, goes back and forth between electing aggressive and non-aggressive governments while the Palestinians support for Hamas has been pretty unwavering.

I also disagree with your assertion on the mutuality of the recognization of existence. Israel has absolutely recognized Palestine, the West Bank, and the right of the former to have control over Bethlehem. By the same token, the same cannot be said for Palenstine. The argument over the settlements is a red herring because the settlements actually have both groups living together, which Israel wants to continue. On the other hand, the controlling factions of the Palestinians want Israelis who live in those areas removed. Thank about that for a moment.

Now Israel certainly does not have clean hands; the boarding of the peace vessel a few weeks ago being the prime example of such actions. But the latest flareup is fairly indicative of the continued problems...and note who fired first!

Well.....other than the fact that Israel turned over Betlehem, which was geographically part of Jerusalem, to the Palestinians.

I agree that both the Israeli and Palestinian citizens are not necessarily supportive of the most radical within the governments. With that being said, Hamas cannot be considered radical for Palestinian purposes, and that is some of the problem. They are actually fairly mainstream within the government factions. And the fact that they refuse to recognize Israel or its right to exist remains a huge problem.

Israel absolutely recognizes Palestine...their dispute is over land. That is a very key difference between the two nations.

I am not defending all of the actions of Israel but it is certainly understandable given the suicide bombers that you mentioned, why Israel has such heightened security. I also think it is important in understanding the complexities of the region to remember which nation provides the most support to Hamas. That can never be understated.

So much for a two state solution.............

On the same day that Hamas welcomed a UN vote to recognize Palistine ...Hamas reminded everyone, ..Our goal is Israel’s Destruction......“Our land won’t be shared.”

“The Palestinian people will not recognize the resolution ( UN Resolution 181.. recognizing two states ) and will not legitimate the Zionist occupation of the history land of Palestine,” Hama declared.

The “land of Palestine” extends “from the sea to the river, from the north to south of the land,” it added. The land “will not be divided with anyone,” the group insisted.

Hamas declared, “The only way to free all of Palestine and return the stolen lands is through battle.”