The Israeli government's long-standing policy of funding Hamas and the Gaza Strip to prevent outbursts of violence was a mistake, former Mossad director claims in interview.
Numerous sources have spoken about the ongoing hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, following a string of failed negotiations and interventions by Egypt and Qatar.
US tells Qatar to boot Hamas if deal rejected • US hands Gaza dock to Israel • Bibi reveals vision for future Gaza • IDF is operating north of Tulkarm, Gaza
‘This is a message that first and foremost expresses the fact that Israel is not alone,’ says initiator Mike Evans.
“There are a few details [on the defense pact] that we have to continue to work through, but we think we can reach agreement on those details in very short order,” Miller said.
“I think that the Israeli leaders understand well President [Joe] Biden’s view about a Rafah operation,” US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said.
“As we meet here today, Israel is still trying to push Palestinian people out of geography and out of history, its occupation descending to deeper levels. of depravity,” Mansour said.
The Israeli government opened the crossing point on the day of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
There is not only no evidence connecting Israel to doing so, but the IDF, with all of the criticism, has shown unprecedented openness to international media to see and learn what it is doing in Gaza.
In their book Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner argue that good decision-makers need to be good predictors of outcomes of their decision-making.