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Well one way Hamas would gain alot more support and probably bring their cause into a more favourable light, would be to target Israeli political leaders instead of civilians. Firing rockets at civilians is just plain stupid and no one in their right mind supports that.
But targeting top Israeli officials would be very effective. What would the international community say, that Hamas are terrorists for doing so, when Israel does exactly the same thing? And if innocent civilians are killed while targeting top officials, Hamas can say, like Israel, that they regret the loss of human life but that is the way it is. Or they can go the other route, like Israel, and claim innocent lives are lost because those so unfortunate are acting as human shields.
But Hamas isn't that smart and not only does Israel know it, they thrive on it. Afterall, does anyone really think the Israeli's want this conflict to end. The relatively small loss of Israeli lives is more than worth losing than having peace, all the while losing billions in munitions and donations from the US, not to mention **gasp** that the Palestinian's may have statehood and are viewed as equals.
Never will happen. And if Hamas did grow a brain and get smart, I am more than sure that Israel would find something else to make sure this conflict continues and that the Palestinian's never are granted statehood or viewed as a people.
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