Hamas accepted and observed a six-month cease-fire. This means that they have were looking beyond their slogans.

Realistically, if the west cared, they'd know that resistance group that were standing by certain ideals since their conceptions from 1980s, couldn't just abandon them all the instant they get elected into office, even if they wanted to. It would be a huge blow to their group structure.

The group could have slowly weaned itself off from their slogans if they gained some grounds in terms of improving the lives of the Palestanian people and their independence.