Members of the militant group Hamas, which effectively governs the Gaza Strip, are sharply divided after a reconciliation deal brokered earlier this month paved the way for a unity government of the Palestinian territories with the more moderate Islamic group, Fatah. It appears the more radical Hamas members could soon hive off, form their own group and renew the fight against Israel. They could certainly count on financial support coming from one main source.Iran has made no secret of the fact that it is on the hunt for a more radical Palestinian proxy to confront Israel. “From now on, in any place, if any nation or any group confronts the Zionist regime we will endorse and we will help,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on February 3. Nine days later, the Gaza-based prime minister of the Palestinian territories, Ismail Haniyeh, met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran where the two discussed their enduring commitment to resistance.