For too long the West has attempted to ascribe western thought processes to the Muslim mind. There is no intent on the part of Hamas to moderate in any way shape or form their view toward Israel and the fact that the existence of Israel is unacceptable. They will all gladly die before that position is altered. For some reason many in the west simply cannot come to grips with that mindset.
Any type of apparent moderation on the part of Hamas would be strictly tactical in nature. The longer the west continues to hypothesize concerning the moderation of Hamas the more desperate the situation becomes. We now have to accept the fact we're dealing with terrorists whose ideology does not allow for the possibility of moderation.
Also known as Muhammad's eternal Jihad. Hamas believes in Muhammad's eternal Jihad that continues until the whole world is Muslim. Hamas is an offshoot of the infamous Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt