Israel allowed Hama’s non-violdent predicessor to operate Foolish, but we allow CAIR, MPAC and the MSA to operate in America.
This book, by a Palestinian Political Science professor, quotes the Israeli general in charge of the Gaza Strip saying he and the Israeli government financed Hamas.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jrTG5sdLHD8C&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false
Tony Greenstein just published an article saying the same thing.