Gaza: When Hamas shifted its' political base from Damascus to Doha, its leaders were quick to dismiss talk that it was related to the current unrest in Syria. However, it is very related according to observers.

"Since Hamas considers itself a liberation movement, it found itself in compromising situation since they wouldn't be able to support the protesters in their will for freedom and liberation," Shaker Shabat, political analyst said.

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Also, the situation in Syria was a driving factor in the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.

While Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has been pushing heavily for reconciliation with Hamas since 2007, Hamas has refused to give up on their demands until recently.

Hamas was basically asked to endorse the Syrian regime or leave, according to Shabat. Syria was typically involved in all the reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas, however, this time they were not.

With the collapse of the Mubarak regime in Egypt and the current unrest Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is facing in Syria, the Palestinian parties no longer felt secure, as these regimes through financial and political support behind Fatah and Hamas.

"Changes in Arab regimes are good for the Palestinian cause because now they are left to deal with their own problems, without meddling of others," Shabat said.

Hamas in Damascus

More than 15 of the main members of Hamas's Political Bureau have been living and operating in exile in Damascus since 1999, as well as other numbers of social and military members.

Hamas' leadership settled in Damascus in mid-September 1999, leaving Jordan owing to the support Hamas had from the Iranian government that has remained until now.

Despite the exile of the Syrian Muslim brotherhood from Syria, the Palestinian Muslim brotherhood Hamas found a big supporter and defender in the Syrian regime, which claims to be standing with the resistance against Israel and freedom in the Arab world.

Qatar has accepted to host Hamas Leader Khaled Mishal and other political bureaus, as they are not welcome in any other Arab country.