Just after Dweik, a Hamas speaker of Palestinian parliament, said that his terrorist group would recognize Israel, Mashaal rejected any agreements and vowed to liberate the entire land, Haifa and Tel Aviv included.
Burdened with civil and political responsibilities, Hamas leaders in Gaza and the West Bank grew relatively moderate while Syrian wing of Hamas takes rejectionist line as Iran commands it.
Hamas’ Gazan leaders have to submit to Iranian whims because Iran largely finances and arms the group.