your response, tareq baconi?origins of that is really hamas emerged as an option of the muslim brotherhood chapter in the gaza strip. the muslim brotherhood chapter was a social party and its operations in the gaza strip were granted licenses by israeli occupying forces at the time. so there was a license for the muslim brotherhood chapter in the gaza strip. when hamas was established in 1987 and became a political and military party that was engaged in active resistance against israel's occupation, the policies in the israeli government shifted. it became less open to allowing hamas to function. however, that did not deter israeli authorities from encouraging and promoting the tactics between islamist national movement, hamas, and secular. this has always been a tactic the colonial forces have used and israeli colonialism is no different. it has directly and implicitly attempted -- this came to a head in 2007 when hamas after winning democratic elections rose to power and the israeli authorities come along with