On Sunday, the Palestinian terrorist group and political entity, Hamas, stated that it will accept new elections and a restored Palestinian unity government.

It might sound good, but it isn’t. Hamas is an astute political party, but it not a democratically concerned actor. It would never entertain a transfer of power unless it believed that doing so would strengthen its own position over its rivals. And in this case, Hamas’ main rival is the political bloc Fatah, which holds power in the West Bank.