No one understands Israelis better than Hamas – opinion – Hamas has a firm understanding of the Israeli psyche, with its top leaders, like Yahya Sinwar, having spent many years in Israeli prisons. | The Jerusalem Post

When it comes to the domestic political crisis raging within Israel’s borders, Hamas is currently on the fence about how to react.
Hamas’s leadership in Gaza has not been taken in by the Iranian-Shi’ite axises confident pronouncements that Israel is weak and that its end is nigh. Unlike Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which are completely dependent on Iran, both ideologically and economically, Hamas is aware that democracy is one of Israel’s primary strengths.