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Source: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=289141
Why Hamas Feels Confident Enough to Fire Rockets at Israel
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Hamas' involvement in the current rocket and mortar attacks on Israel is a sign of its growing sense of confidence, especially in the wake of the visit to Gaza of the emir of Qatar. Hamas knows that it also enjoys the support of many Arabs and Muslims thanks to the Arab Spring, including the full backing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi. Hamas feels confident that Morsi would not remain idle if Israel retaliated against the rocket fire with a massive military operation in Gaza. The least that Hamas expects from Morsi in response to such an operation would be to sever Egypt's diplomatic ties with Israel. Hamas has to prove to its critics and political rivals that it has not abandoned the "armed resistance against the Zionist enemy."