A Palestinian state now would not only be a de facto reward for terrorism, it would also inspire other terror movements to intensify their violence. So we seem to have here a serious case of mixing up the "good guy" and the "bad guy". — Hamas Charter, 1988, Article 13So we seem to have here a serious case of mixing up the "good guy" and the "bad guy". Not one Palestinian – Hamas member or civilian -- ever came forward to help and inform on their whereabouts. As a state, Israel is well-rooted in international law, contrary to what many uninformed Western critics seem to think.