What is Hamas?
b"In today's episode, we take a closer look at Hamas, the militant group behind this weekend\\u2019s assault on Israel. How did it end up governing Gaza? What are its origins and its goals? \\n\\nLawrence Pintak \\u2014 former CBS News Middle East correspondent and author of five books on religion, media and the Middle East \\u2014 is our guest.\\n\\nFor transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts\\n\\nTranscripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday."