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marybourg

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1. The final paragraph sums it up:

Reply to Richard D (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2024, 11:27 AM

Aug 2024

“What Dvora Gonen is saying, I think, is beware and be aware. Making deals for the hostages held in Gaza now might be the most humanitarian and morally necessary thing in the world to do. Yet, it also may be the most dangerous and potentially disastrous thing Israel can do. The cost will pay out over a prolonged period and will be steep. An agonizing dilemma for Israel, indeed.”

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The extreme dangers of a cease-fire [View all] Richard D Aug 2024 OP

The final paragraph sums it up: marybourg Aug 2024 #1

A nuanced conversation . . . Richard D Aug 2024 #2

So an enemy knows it can get whatever it wants by just taking hostages. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #3

Exactly. Richard D Aug 2024 #4

Yes. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #5

And if the world (i.e. USA) forces the cease fire. . . Richard D Aug 2024 #6

Unless there is some behind the scenes plan to defeat Hamas, Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #7

Especially so when . . . Richard D Aug 2024 #8

Yes the civilian population is just collateral damage. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #9