Do not let the following quotes dissuade you from the mantra that Hamas was elected in 2006 as a protest of Fatah’s corruption. Do not believe for a moment that Hamas’s implacable dedication to killing Jews, shared by a majority of Gazans, had anything to do with it. These quotes must be an aberration:

“I have always been a supporter of rockets and all forms of resistance,” said Aziz, the taxi driver. “But maybe Hamas needs to renew martyrdom operations instead,” he said, referring to suicide attacks.

Hassan, the father of five, said there was little point in firing rockets if they were not effective.

“Rockets — I think this issue needs to be stopped for sometime and restudied,” he said. “Once we have a missile that can reach the heart of Tel Aviv and blow up a building, maybe they can resume fire.”

Maybe indeed.