Good post! This takes the HAMAS out from the shadows and puts them on center stage for everyone to see. They have to choose their own path and if they choose to continue their path of militancy and destruction of Israel, to paraphrase Indiana Jones movie -- they will choose poorly! In the end this could end up destroying HAMAS as organization as they come out of the shadows.
For Hamas, I think this was the worst move possible. To be the winner in this episode...they will be target number one every single time. If any nut does something, then Isreal can readily bomb government buildings. I don't see nothing but misery for the next 12 months in camps of the Palestinians. The interesting thing is that Arafat's crew walked out with all the cash. I'm sure that the Hamas dudes will find absolutely no funds in the account and probably start trying to arrest former Arafat supporters...and for that reason...watch for all of these characters to hide in Paris or Rome.