What does Hamas really advocate? We have seen the Hamas Charter.
here In addition we have videos, statements, and websites of Hamas. They are not shy about presenting their views. Hamas calls for the establishment of sharia law in Gaza. They are homophobic, misogynistic, anti-semitic, anti-Christian and they support many odious causes, like the genocide in Darfur.
Below is a video from memri.org. This a counter-jihad website. They perform the translations from Arabic and other languages. You could say they are taking statements out of context. Still, for those who have never really heard Hamas, here it is.
There is a certain hubris on our part to say we know what motivates Hamas better than they do. To think that somehow through exposure to western values, education and democratic political institutions, Hamas and the other Radical Islamic groups will alter their outlook. I can't see it happening.