Netanyahu’s Hostage Talks, Iran-Hezbollah Ceasefire Push, and IDF Drone Interception
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes an emergency meeting to address the stalemate in hostage negotiations with Hamas. Meanwhile, Iran pressures Hezbollah to agree to a ceasefire and the IDF intercepted a drone near Eilat, underscoring the ongoing security threats facing Israel.
Don’t confuse Washington’s Netanyahu-bashing with those of Israeli critics
By pressuring Israel rather than Hamas and their enablers, the Biden-Harris administration has given aid and comfort to the hostages’ murderers.
Israel’s unhinged political left: A deadly delusion
Once again, the anti-Netanyahu left continues to prove just how out of touch with reality they are. Their actions, particularly in recent days, endanger lives, including those of the remaining captives in Gaza.
Comforting the families of terror victims in Israel has never been more urgent
It’s never easy to leave home, especially not when home is Israel, and home is a country at war. When I leave, I leave part of my heart behind.
How did the hostage talks get so crazy?
As it always goes with the Palestinians, Washington took the path of least resistance and focused pressure on Israel. It’s the same in peace negotiations.
The art of the ‘no deal’ with Hamas
The “window of opportunity” to secure the “last chance” release of the hostages isn’t closing. Yahya Sinwar never opened it.
Sinwar using hostages to ‘drive a wedge through Israeli society’
The Hamas chief does not want to allow hostages who are alive out of his reach “since it is the one guarantee for his survival,” expert tells JNS.
The 120 Missing Letters of Our Nation: A Community United to Complete a Torah in Dedication to the Hostages’ Release
“One of the fascinating things about this exquisite torment in which we find ourselves is that we can still see beauty, kindness, love, benevolence, and blessings…We have endured 286 days of an indescribable existence, but we have been nurtured, cared for, nourished, held, loved, and never alone.”
Forgotten US captives and flipping the script for freeing all hostages
Unlike Israel, the concern in the United States is more for the fate of the Palestinians than the hostages.
Compassionate Israelis, complicit Gazans
The heroic hostage-rescue operation brought out the best in the Jewish state and typical sociopathy in the Strip.