Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent: Defense Minister Barak: Hamas is exhibiting signs of distress
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Title:Don`t need to be a political genius to see that
Name:ScotGuy
City: Glasgow, UKState:
They have no real friends out there. They can`t control their own ranks, they are inept as administrators and even as terrorists, they`ve butchered their brothers from Fatah, they`ve only brought misery to their people, they`d loose in any conflict with Israel, worse of all for them, the PR card which they have always relied on is loosing steam.

There only negotiating cards are one abducted Israeli soldier and some house made rockets.

Basically they are just an insignifficant pain in the back even for Israel`s heavy weight enemies, and they know it.

Only a complete fool like Jimmi Carter takes them seriously.