You can't see it because you can't stop seeing Hamas except in relation to Israel.

Look at it this way.

The IRA bombings of the last century can be seen in two lights: in relation to England and in relation to other factions within the Irish mise en politique.

If the IRA could not distinguish itself from other factions, how could it maintain/increase its base?

Same thing here - it's just that you can't/don't want to see it because you insist on seeing Palestinians only in relation to Israel, not in relation to themselves.

Another example:

1) HRap and Stokely vs the white power structure;

and:

2) HRap and Stokely vs the older generation of SCLC, CORE, NAACP civil disobedients