The Last Word: Ziad Abu Amr

But there are also calls from Hamas for revenge, to start suicide bombings again, and to target Americans.

I don't take this seriously. I don't think this represents the mainstream in Hamas.

But people are still shooting, bombs are still going off.

I wouldn't even call it low-intensity warfare. It's something symbolic, people trying to remind you "Listen: we are here. We cannot be dismissed as irrelevant." The question is, how do you put an end to all of these manifestations of vio-lence? This requires a national-unity government.

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