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A Palestinian boy carries a toy gun spray painted green, the color of Hamas.

ANALYSIS

Hamas: Agents of terror, partners in peace, or both?

The Globe's Patrick Martin spent months getting to know the leaders of Hamas _ a movement that may hold the key to a lasting peace in the Middle East. Judge for yourself whether Hamas is a group the West can do business with.

A portrait of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin is seen on a wheelchair at his house in Gaza City, Monday, May 30, 2011. Hamas and the Yassin's family opened his home to visitors, turning the location into a memorial site. Yassin was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2004.

Globe Editorial

Israel can talk, without negotiating, with Hamas

Ask Hamas

Readers ask, Hamas responds

Senior Hamas official Ahmed Yousef responds to questions from readers

Stephen Northfield, Globe and Mail foreign editor

Editor's Note

Why Hamas can't be ignored

Inside Hamas is intended to throw a light on who "Hamas" is – not simply balaclava-wearing militants dedicated to taking the fight to Israel, but the broadest spectrum of the movement.

AN ISRAELI’S VIEW

Shunning Hamas not just about Israel

The true face of the organization isn’t the one it presents to the West, and it’s dangerous for the whole Middle East

Ayman Batniji , spokesman for the Hamas police and religious leader in the Shouada Al Aqsa Mosque Gaza CIty June 17,2010 durng an interivew with Globe and Mail Middle East correspondent Patrick Martin.

DISCUSSION

Patrick Martin answered readers' questions

The Globe's Middle East correspondent answers your questions about his foray into the heart of the militant group and those who support it.

Israeli parliamentarian Yohanan Plesner (left) from Knesset website and Patrick Martin (right) by Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.

Discussion

Patrick Martin and Yohanan Plesner discuss Hamas, Canada, and the quest for peace

Read Monday's discussion between the Globe's Patrick Martin and Israeli parliamentarian Yohanan Plesner

BY THE NUMBERS

One desert, two solitudes

Israel flourishes as a modern industrialized democracy, while the West Bank and Gaza struggle

Palestinians show their arms bearing the name of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni, who was killed by a Salafist group of radical Islamists, during a protest to condemn his killing in Gaza City on April 15, 2011.

MILITANTS

New generation of Palestinian jihadists challenges Hamas

As older leaders of Hamas claim some degree of moderation, younger radicals refuse to give up violence

POLLING

Palestinian opinion

Most are opposed to violence against Israelis, support a two-state solution and don’t trust their leadership

In Pictures

Hamas leadership over the years

The Globe's Patrick Martin spent months getting to know the leaders of Hamas – a movement that may hold the key to a lasting peace in the Middle East. Judge for yourself whether Hamas is a group the West can do business with.