"Hamas are the democratically elected government of the Palestinian people."


Absolutely TRUE.

But you see, Hitler was the democratically elected government of Germany, and there did not seem to be any problem in trying to destroy him. Nor did he benefit the German People, in the longer ( over 10 year) term.

Perhaps we should judge a government by it's ACTIONS, like attacking another country, or refusing to act in a manner acceptable to the resat of the world.

Or is it only the US that you insist on demanding hold to such standards?