How Israel Inadvertently Created Hamas | Vantage with Palki Sharma nnIn the late 1960s and 70s, Israel had propped up the founder of Hamas as a counterweight to the Palestine Liberation Organisation. nnEx-Israeli officials have admitted to politically and financially supporting the group that preceded the Hamas. It was only in the late 1980s that Israel realised its mistake. nnPalki Sharma tells you about Israel's massive miscalculation.