WASHINGTON February 28. 2024 (Saba) - "Israelis are demoralized by weeks of opaque attempts to reach an agreement with Hamas," the New York Times said as "hopes have been continuously raised.., but progress has been halting."
"Perhaps Israelis aren't sure what to think," the US paper added, "since Mr. Netanyahu has implicitly promised Israelis that they can have it all.
"He has insisted that the military campaign will help bring their loved ones home alive while also defeating Hamas.
"But the long months of war since the last hostage release come with a cost written in blood. The hostage situation is an eerie metaphor for long-entrenched beliefs that Israel can fulfill fundamentally irreconcilable aims, a mistake that has contributed to the war in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and bloodshed over decades," the NYT said.
"The aims of a safe return of hostages and an unconstrained, endless war cannot be reconciled.
"This miscalculation is reflected in Israel's approach to the conflict at large. Israel has clung to logically irreconcilable pairs for decades."
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"Perhaps Israelis aren't sure what to think," the US paper added, "since Mr. Netanyahu has implicitly promised Israelis that they can have it all.
"He has insisted that the military campaign will help bring their loved ones home alive while also defeating Hamas.
"But the long months of war since the last hostage release come with a cost written in blood. The hostage situation is an eerie metaphor for long-entrenched beliefs that Israel can fulfill fundamentally irreconcilable aims, a mistake that has contributed to the war in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and bloodshed over decades," the NYT said.
"The aims of a safe return of hostages and an unconstrained, endless war cannot be reconciled.
"This miscalculation is reflected in Israel's approach to the conflict at large. Israel has clung to logically irreconcilable pairs for decades."
K.N
resource : SABA