I’ll confess that I was skeptical yesterday regarding the latest rumors of some sort of hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, but to give credit where due, it turned out that the media hit pay dirt. This morning, the Israeli Parliament voted overwhelmingly to enter into a deal that will reportedly see a significant (though still small) number of hostages released in exchange for a much larger number of Palestinian prisoners and a “truce” lasting four or five days. The brief ceasefire is currently scheduled to begin on Thanksgiving morning. The 50 hostages Hamas claims to be releasing are all women and children. Meanwhile, roughly 150 Palestinians would be released from Israeli jails. It was originally believed that they would also be primarily women and children, but this morning Israel released a list of mostly young men, with roughly 40 women included. So is this a sensible move on Netanyahu’s part, or is Hamas being let off the hook here? (NY Post)Read More
Did Israel Blink on the Tentative Hostage Deal?
