While most Western governments continue to consider it a terrorist organization, in Arab capitals, political embargos have given way to engagement. In December, Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority in Gaza, embarked on a tour of the Mediterranean that included stops in Tunis, Cairo, and Istanbul.
正如最近几周发生的事件所证明的那样，哈马斯几乎完全孤立于中东的日子已经走到了尽头。虽然大多数西方国家仍将其视为恐怖组织，但在阿拉伯各国，政治隔离已被接触所取代。在去年十二月，哈马斯领导的加沙巴勒斯坦政权总理伊斯玛尔·哈尼耶（Ismail Haniyeh）对地中海地区展开了访问，途径突尼斯，开罗和伊斯坦堡。随后在今年二月中旬，他又在卡塔尔，巴林和伊朗受到了热情欢迎。