Hamas emerged from within the context of a brutal occupation.

Before Israel, there was no Hamas.

Before the Nakba, there was no Hamas.

Hamas is fundamentally a construct of colonial resistance.

It is not seriously a threat to any interests except Israeli atrocities. Even if it did threaten Palestinians, the threat would be dwarfed by such atrocities of Israel. Palestinians are far safer through Hamas than they would be without Hamas. It is easy to imagine a superior alternative, but none actually exist in the present.