The offer was made as political cover by the Netanyahu government to stunt criticism from hostage families. They have been pushing for active Israeli offers. There was zero chance it would be accepted. The trouble is, it makes Hamas think Israel is desperate to end the war.

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fwiw the answer, based on my reporting in the fall, seems to be that j street has been exercising its usual political caution but also that president ben ami & other senior staff were personally inclined to support a military response to october 7th jewishcurrents.org/progressive-zi…

this guy is sick

how many senators?

Putting it that way, I don't think its plausible that 80% of Hamas fighters in Gaza were killed or wounded, while Hamas is still putting up a relatively sustained defense.

So this article argues that Israel's war on Gaza hasn't been 'particularly destructive', yet concedes that the civilian-combatant ratio was worse than in Syria or Bosnia. Can't make this up.