The infernal choice behind the hostage deal

Israel is in this terrible situation principally because of America

Nov 24, 2023

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Funeral of IDF soldier and Hamas murder victim Noa Marciano, whose body was found at Gaza's al Shifa hospital

As if Israelis weren’t traumatised enough by the depraved Hamas pogrom on October 7, the hostage deal concluded this week cruelly deepened their agony.

On Wednesday morning, the terms of the deal between Israel and Hamas were announced. Of the hos…

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