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August 29, 2024

The Pros and Cons of Exiling Yahya Sinwar

Learning the lessons of Yasir Arafat in Lebanon.

The Israeli press has cited reports from an unnamed Egyptian official that the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has requested that any deal for the release of hostages come with a guarantee that he won’t be killed. If this is true, it would be good news: first, because Sinwar’s fear for his life suggests he believes Israel is closing in on him, and second because he’s more likely to make substantive concessions to save his own skin.

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