Hamas Still Doesn’t Understand Israeli Resolve

Last week, Hamas reportedly rejected an Egyptian plan to release hostages and relinquish power in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and Israel’s release of some Palestinian prisoners. Instead, its negotiators are hoping to secure the release of high-profile terrorists like Marwan Barghouti, one of the architects of the second intifada. Avi Issacharoff argues that Hamas’s leaders have fatally misread Israeli intentions, and their hopes of freeing Barghouti and similar figures “lack a firm grip on reality.”