Quote Originally Posted by Dorcus View Post
Likud need Hamas as an excuse to create a Greater Israel. If they are allowed to pursue their clandestine aims by the appeasing West, Netanyahu might eventually annexe Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Who knows, with US backing they might consider Iran fair game for conquest.
There are some who feel that Israeli government's have funded Hamas to maintain an environment that allows them to strengthen opinion to pursue their own aims of Greater Israel.