Reply #12: If the API is agreed upon by both sides

[Idealism]

Hamas wouldn't have anything left to say. They started as a liberation organization first and foremost, not as some Jew-hating Zionist death wishers. The problem of the Palestinians is that they need one body of government to oversee the possibly independent state. Fractured rule is not good for unity, diplomacy, or economic relations. So, they will need to hold national elections, but the problem is Hamas will most likely win handily if they happen in the near future, possibly even years down the line. Fatah and the PA have done nothing for the Palestinians, and many still regard Fatah and Abbas as being the inept, corrupt Western cronies they were, which obviously isn't good for them.