The one thing you learn about Hamas after years of covering the movement and interviewing its leaders is that it is not easy to crush.
Israel tried in the 22-day war of 2008-09 when the military invaded and shelled Gaza more heavily and indiscriminately than it is doing today. Hamas shrugged off the assault. It took further hits during the 2012 eight-day war of rockets with Israel -- still to little effect.
Indeed, the organization has come back in 2014 stronger than ever and more determined to fight for its goals.
It wants an end to the siege Israel imposed on it in 2007 when Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip; it is willing to have a state limited to the West Bank and Gaza but without recognizing Israel’s right to exist, and, ultimately, it still dreams of acquiring all of Palestine, including the part that is Israel.
In 2011, The Globe and Mail produced a multimedia documentary series called Inside Hamas that opened a window into the toxic blend of resentment and religious dedication that fuels the passionate aspiration for statehood. The series remains as relevant today as it was then.
If Israel were to completely kill Hamas in this current conflict, it’s almost certain to be reincarnated in another more extreme form.
Inside Hamas takes the viewer deep into the militant Islamic movement to learn what motivates it and how it sees the world – and why it has become the resistance that won’t go away.
Explore extensive interviews with more than 30 Hamas figures, many of whom still play a part in today's conflict, and the six-part documentary that seeks to identify what drives the militant group and why it still matters today.