according to rl jazeera, the leader of hamas has said the group is on the verge of a great victory. after its incursion into israeli territory. political leaderish mail has blamed it on the occupation of palestinian land. for another palestinian view point, i wanted to bring in dr. mustafa barghouti, a former information minister for the palestinian government which is in control of the parts of the west bank but does not control gaza. welcome, minister. i again want to make sure that viewer viewers understand that they have been opponent of hamas so you are not affiliated with hamas. you represent the palestinian authority which has control over parts of the west bank. all of that said, what is your reaction to what you have seen so far? >> well, first of all, i'm not part of the palestinian authority as a matter of fact i represent a democratic palestinian movement called palestinian national initiative which is not hamas. and we have -- of course i'm not affiliated with hamas. but...