…at least, not according to Israel’s far-Right. To this thinking, if Hamas was truly “done” with fighting, and desperate to see an end to the war, they surely would have returned the POWs nineteen months ago; seeing as Hamas has not done so, and no Gazan civilian has accepted the offer of $50,000 cash plus resettlement in a different country of their choice for each POW returned, this viewpoint maintains that more military pressure is needed before Gaza will release all 58 POWs.
The far-Left, on the other hand, believes concessions to Hamas are always worthwhile—even for one hostage at a time. What are your thoughts on this?
Article: “Smotrich warns that he will not allow Israel to accept Witcoff’s hostage deal proposed:”
If the Left wing strategy is used, clearly, Hamas would raise the price of every subsequent hostage, while manipulating Israel to cease hostilities in order to preserve the hostages’ lives. And then of course Hamas will rebuild, sell the food from the aid trucks at exorbitant prices, and hire more fighters as it rebuilds its military.
The Left and Right in Israel are at loggerheads.
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Sources: “Smotrich warns that he will not allow Israel to accept Witcoff’s hostage deal proposed:” https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/smotrich-warns-he-will-not-allow-israel-to-agree-to-witkoffs-hostage-deal-proposal/ Liveblog list of articles: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-28-2025/