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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: boundary-setting, recent Hamas documents show little inclination to radical positions, Hamas is an Islamic movement but downplaying of religious overtones, operative to this day it demands peace possible only under the wing of Islam, some detect signs that Hamas is already evolving in a moderate direction but "Mahmoud al-Zahar, the group's leading figure, gave a series of interviews in the run-up to the parliamentary elections" that direct in the opposite direction, a comparative analysis suggest skepticism includes Turkey, recent Hamas documents includes emphasis on civil rights and liberties, pluralism and demo- cratic values, Hamas' 1988 charter but it is a mistake to characterize Hamas only by its 1988 charter, recent Hamas documents includes "not the slightest hint of an intention to destroy Israel", recent Hamas documents includes emphasis on good governance, matters of social justice, free mar- ket, and the rule of law, recent Hamas documents show emphasis on state building, a comparative analysis suggest skepticism includes Jordan, recent Hamas documents includes "assurances that the Hamas-led government will function within the international conventions and agreements on Palestine", a comparative analysis suggest skepticism includes Lebanon, some belief that participation in the political process will change Hamas but a comparative analysis suggest skepticism, Setting the boundaries around the Hamas issue based on Searching common ground on Hamas (follow the link in the small landscape icon at the bottom of text boxes to get to the organizer page), Hamas propagates violence but little inclination to radical positions, Setting the boundaries around the Hamas issue by Michael Herzog: Can Hamas be tamed? Foreign Affairs; Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 85(2), pp. 83-94., Setting the boundaries around the Hamas issue by Khaled Hroub: A "new Hamas" through its new documents Journal of Palestine Studies, Sommer 2006, Vol. 35(4), pp. 6-27., a comparative analysis suggest skepticism includes Egypt, recent Hamas documents show downplaying of religious overtones