why is hamas attacking Israel?
355239
Because they want to destroy Israel and steal what Jews have built there over the past 150 years.
871972
When soldiers dont follow the rules of warfare it is very hard for Palestinians to fight them. Remember these pigs kill kids who are throwing stones to protest the occupation. Israel is the place of the devil, they are destroying sanctity of the Holy Land. Israel is filled with nightclubs, gay parades, and heartless IDF pigs.
409128
Hamas has so far refused to recognize Israel's right to exist. No matter how you feel about the conflict in Palestine, you must admit that Israel isn't going anywhere. It's time the Arabs realized that and try to find a way to make peace. Unfortunately many of these people are extremely hard-headed. Once Hamas start running the affairs of the Palestinian people in a responsible way and enter diplomatic relations with Israel, then and only then should we support them.
147244
I think my answer to your choppy english is that Hamas is a terror organization.  Yeah, democracy back fired, and there isn't much anyone can do about it.  What we can do is stop all aid and assistance until Hamas recognizes Isreal.  We have to be supporters of Isreal (USA).  If we turn our backs on Isreal, then God will turn his back on us.  If the people of Palestine suffer, so be it.  But they won't.  Iran and other rogue nations will chip in and take up the financial burden.  Hope that helped.
1030776
Because Palestineans like to kill Jewish.
279927
The attack has probably won the election for acting Premier E. Olmert and the new Kadima (Forward party)founded a few months ago by Sharon. It also inflicted further damage on moderate Palestinian opinion & given yet more ground to hard liners .. incl. those like Hamas. The withdrawal of US/UK monitors (police) from the prison hours before it was attacked has exposed the HONEST BROKER role they play on behalf of the Palestinians for what it is.
517125
Of course they should, but they never will. Hamas is a terrorist organization whose soul purpose is to destroy isreal and resetablish the palastinian state. They also stand no benefit from recognizing isreal. Sure they will aid for the palastinian people from the american governemnt but they will lose all of the funding given to them from Iran and Saudi Arabia.
1087515
There are two different schools of thought in the Arab world regarding Israel (on a large scale, I'm sure there are individuals who don't ascribe to either).\n\n1) Hamas, et al- Destroy Israel all at once.\n\n2) Fatah, et al- Through diplomatic means return to pre- 1967 borders, then destroy the rest of Israel.  (The "doctrine of Phases")\n\nThis was never a secret.  Fatah officials repeatedly stated that this was their view openly, on the radio, for many years.\n\nAfter a while, they realized that if they kept saying it openly, they would never get the diplomatic concessions that they were seeking, so they stopped saying that they would use the return to pre- 67' borders as a stepping point to destroy Israel, but continued to insist on being given such a concession.
266607
HAMAS has radical origin and if US isolate them they only get stronger and convince their supporters on radical  attitudes. because they won't have other options. if that would happen, they started to give the messages that  we are alone and have to solve our problems  with only  aggressing.this won't to help peace settlements in middle  east...but if care it?
256962
Israel is a leader of International Terrorism.\n\nThis entity has occupied an entire country, Palestine, and kicked FOUR MILLION Palestinians out of it using brutal force.\n\nIt invaded Lebanon and Syria and Egypt. It is based on EXTREMLY extremist ideologies that claim JEWISH SUPREMACY. It is a theological aparthied state where Jews reign supreme and are allowed to kill Palestinians at will. \n\nMore than 1000 Palestinian CHILDREN! have been killed by Israel since 2000. \n\nIsraeli terrorists (Soldiers in the IAF, Israeli Agression Force) attack Palestinians daily. \n\nIsrael has Nuclear weapons, more than 150 warheads, that's enough to destroy the entire world. \n\nIsrael assasinates political opponents and has no respect for human rights.\n\nWe do say that Israel is a terrorist, just click on www.pacifica.org and enjoy the webcasts, it's only the "confused" mainstream media (bought a zillion centuries ago) that portrays the Palestinians as terrorists.\n\nLike Michael Moore said, "YOUR TIME IS UP!" and we tell those arrogant fools the same thing, "YOUR TIME OF KILLING PALESTINIANS AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT IS UP!" \n\nNO TO FUNDAMENTALIST TERRORISM CARRIED OUT IN THE NAME OF JUDAISM OR CHRISTIANITY OR ISLAM!\n\nThe world CANNOT sustain such sickening Jewish supremacy arrogance, where it's never again only for Jews, We say never Again for the Palestinians!!!\n\nLIBERTY TO PALESTINE FROM JEWISH FUNDAMENTALIST OCCUPATION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.
402699
The Palestinian people have their own government and land.  And it is the Palistinians who carry out unprovoked attacks against the Israelis.  The Israelis are simply retaliating against the Palistinians and their terrorist Hamas government.
1080819
Why don't you Israel bashers acknowledge that the Israelis were retaliating for rocket and mortar attacks that were launched from a civilian neighborhood? Blame the coward terrorist who hide amongst civilians, not Israel. And if it were not for U.S. pressure on Israel, they would have overrun all the Palestinian territories already. They don't fool around with their security.
228498
Hamas is a political party that currently holds power in Palestine. Lead by various leaders, the Hamas party's main objective is to gain land for the Palestinian people: basically a country to hold their people. Their policies are people-centered (the people being their own 'citizens'). They are very socially aware for their own people, building hospitals, schools, parks, and other social projects. However, when it comes to those outside their 'country', the Hamas people are quite violent: after all, they are a "terrorist" party, and participate in very violent tactics.
801448
Because this is what they have done so far and everyone backed them...No one has ever dare to criticize Israel for its actions against its neighbors and against the Palestinians...\nSo why would Israel believe that it can survive otherwise?
1158625
If you read the headlines today, it is widely believed that someone on the beach stepped on a Hamas landmine meant for the Israeli coastguard...So, it may have been Hamas' fault...
1168052
We are not attacking Islam- we are defending our country, going after terrorists, and we believed we needed to go to Iraq to aid in that arena- and took Sadaam out in the process for the atrocities he has committed in his time as Dicator of Iraq- killing his own people by tht  thousands and allowing them no freedom.  These terrorists just happen to be Muslim or Islamic.\n\nThere are Islamic people all over the world, including USA- we are not attacking them- some of them are peace loving people, and some are even on our side- even In Iraq, and are glad we are there.\n\nIsrael is one of our allies, and has helped us in time of need as well- for your reading pleasure:)\n\nOn 27 June 1976, an Air France airliner on a flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris, was, after making a stop at Athens, hijacked and flown to Entebbe. Israel was initially willing to negotiate with the terrorists, who belonged to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, while at the same time exploring the military possibilities. On 4 July, the Israeli army, in a daring operation, rescued the hijacked passengers from Entebbe and returned them to Israel. The operation electrified the world and dealt a major blow to Arab terror. The Prime Minister, in a special session of the Knesset, explained Israel's reasons for the rescue mission. Text:\n\nMr. Speaker, Members of the Knesset,\n\nIn a bold, resourceful and sophisticated effort, the Israel Defence Forces have succeeded in carrying out the decision of the government of Israel to save and liberate from captivity the passengers of the Air France plane, who were hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and kept prisoners in Uganda, with their lives in danger. In the battle of liberation, three of the Israeli civilian passengers of the plane were killed and one officer fell in the fight.\n\nThe Israel Defence Forces have achieved one of their most exemplary victories from both the human and moral and the military-operational points of view, a remarkable manifestation of Jewish fraternity and Israeli valour.\n\nTogether with the families who have lost their dear ones, we mourn our dead, uniformed and civilians, victims of the vile Arab terrorism, and send to the wounded our best wishes for their recovery.\n\nhttp://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_entebbe.php
1140669
For their own good.\n\nHamas is a terrorist group / freedom fighters depending on how you look at it.\n\nTo govern, they must become a government.  The IRA learned to put the weapons down, Hamas must do the same.  If they continue their ways, they only harm their own people.  They were voted in because of what they did for the people where Arafat's gov't was corrupt and inefficient.  They were not voted in for their violence (albeit, Palestinians liked their defiance).  If Hamas wants to become a government, diplomacy is part of the game.\n\nPlay it or perish.  I have no sympathies for them if they don't change their ways.  The best way for them to fight occupation is to lay down their arms and seek the aid of the world.  They will get much more help if they would.