Introduction
The world is increasingly becoming caught in a situation of fear and security. The regions have been divided within nations as containing rogue elements which threaten the sovereignty of the states and the security situation for the international world.
An organization founded in 1987 caught the attention of the entire world as a result of the religious connotations attached to it along with threatening the peace and safety of millions.
The Middle East is a region which has always held prime importance for the world due to its richness in the natural resource; oil therefore, its politics have had a lasting impact on the entire world.
Main body
The Israel-Palestinian conflict continues to be unsolved and the peacemaking attempts are threatened by dire military attempts to not allow it to happen. The recent fighting within the Gaza area provides credence to this argument. Hamas, an organization founded based on Muslim brotherhood has been the cause of immense concern for the political organizations of both Israel and Palestine. (Hider, 2007)
Its tactics include suicide bombings which have outraged the international world and hence, this organization has been shunned by most of the international organizations and Nations.
Though the claim has been alongside political lines, yet the military tactics have undermined the political processes many times and continue to do so. These attempts to regain the “Palestinian” soil from the “Israelis” have resulted in it being alienated from most of the international community. (Hider,2007)
Even the neighboring Muslim nations such as Jordan, Egypt have regarded Hamas as a terrorist element which operates in a manner not befitting to any acceptable practice and procedure of an organization.
Their mandate has continued to present strong sentiments against the Jews and tier homeland as the co-founders if given a choice, would not allow even the existence of such a homeland for the Jews. It continues to use political and violent means for achieving its goals but politically it has not been able to maintain a position in the main government but continues to have complete control in the Gaza region. (Zuhur, 2008)
The peace offering of the ten year truce with Israel itself and the right of return is a cause of conflict as the Jewish state would be threatened by the existence by the Muslim majority and the sanctity of their own land.
Hamas has continued to hold the position that it does due to its military prowess, development techniques which have included educational, social techniques and as a result, it has been supported by the Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza.
However, despite these political maneuvers and the development measures, what cannot be ignored is the fact that the military techniques employed by this organization continue to remain unacceptable and hence, its support base outside the above tow areas remains pretty weak. Iran has shown certain solidarity with this organization but that has not helped Hamas to a large extent since Iran itself is not major political force in the international arena. (Zuhur, 2008)
The governments of the other Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt, Jordan continue to remain vocal opponents and the fact that is shunned by the UN, UK, USA etc provide credence to the weak power base that it operates on.
Conclusion
The recent claim by the Saudi Arabian authorities to not provide funding to any such organization has further weakened the connection that Hamas have had with these nations.
Therefore, Hamas continues to remain unsupported by many of the nations within Middle East who would not dare risk the wrath of the US since it is one of their biggest buyers and hence, the source of most of their economic prosperity.
References
Hider, James (2007). “Islamist leader hints at Hamas pull-out from Gaza”. The Times Online. Web.
“Terrorist Organization Profile: Hamas”. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Web.
Sherifa Zuhur( 2008) Hamas and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics (PDF File).