Hostage families urge direct negotiations, cite broad Israeli support for deal
The families of hostages urged negotiators directly to finalize a deal, highlighting broad public support in Israel and bypassing government involvement.
SLOGANS AT a protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday night include calls for releasing the hostages and an early Knesset election. First. the anti-government protesters politicized the military; now, they politicize the hostage families, the writer charges.(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)ByORI SELA
