Does the Hamas have an interest in the endurance of Palestine's conflict with Israel?

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 1.0, University of Würzburg (Humanwissenschaften), course: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with the question, whether the Hamas has an interest in the endurance of Palestine¿s conflict with Israel. Does the Hamas seek approval from its engagement in the conflict, and maybe even need the conflict as a source of legitimacy as the ruling power in Palestine?

This paper investigates on this hypothesis, putting special regard towards the concept of legitimacy regarding armed groups and conflict, as it is a key variable for maintaining power and reputation.