To stay in power. And Israel stupidly accommodates them by overreacting. If terrorism ended, some people might decide that the best course of action would be to sit down and hammer out a real peace treaty. Hamas has no stake in that. And what does the Egyptian government really think of Palestinians? The situation on border between Egypt and Gaza is becoming increasingly ugly as Egyptian police try to prevent thousands of Palestinians crossing into Egypt Hypocrites, but at least they're consistent. .