The Deal with Hamas Involves Painful, but Perhaps Necessary Concessions
The high price for the failures of October 7.
January 17, 2025
The Deal with Hamas Involves Painful, but Perhaps Necessary Concessions
The high price for the failures of October 7.
Even if the agreement with Hamas to secure the release of some, and possibly all, of the remaining hostages—and the bodies of those no longer alive—is a prudent decision for Israel, it comes at a very high price: potentially leaving Hamas in control of Gaza and the release of vast numbers of Palestinian prisoners, many with blood on their hands. Nadav Shragai reminds us of the history of such agreements:
January 17, 2025
The Strategic Logic of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Hostage-Deal Gambit
Hamas can declare victory, but Israel might be able to gain the advantage.
Although International Law Has Its Place, It Can’t Prevent the Horrors of History from Repeating
But it can do harm.
Exodus Is about Much More Than Leaving Egypt
A fresh look at the Bible’s second book.
The Jewish Role in the American Revolution
“A Parcel of the Lowest People, chiefly Carpenters, Shoemakers, Blacksmiths, etc. with a Jew at their head.”