Trump uncuffing Israel
Israel National News Arutz Sheva by Melanie Phillips 21 March 2025

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  • diabolical Hamas controlling the agenda
Taking Israeli hostages was a diabolically brilliant tactic through which Hamas is, even now, controlling the agenda, not least by whipping up overwhelming and uncontrollable emotion among Israel’s deeply traumatized population

From the start of the war however Netanyahu has made a bad mistake in not being honest with the public

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Netanyahu has consistently declared that he will deliver the twin goals of destroying Hamas and returning the hostages

Netanyahu should have said that while no effort would be spared to return the hostages, it might not be possible to achieve both those goals;
and that if a terrible choice had to be made, it would have to be to win the war and protect Israel’s population of 10 million people

Netanyahu didn’t say that. Netanyahu still maintains that both goals can be achieved through military means
(Perhaps Netanyahu cannot bring himself to say that)