https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/18/blame-hamas/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:21:10 -0400<![CDATA[Hamas is smart enough to understand that Israeli leaders can’t cut them any more slack. Sure, even Prime Minister Netanyahu (let’s call him Bibi) understands that Hamas is more cautious than in the past, since, as a government collecting taxes and building assets, it now has a lot to lose. But Israel has little choice but to put the worst interpretation on Hamas’s actions, for an obvious reason: Hamas pledges to destroy the state of Israel. Hamas-lovers lose all credibility when they ignore that fact.]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:50:44 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/18/blame-hamas-n97601