COMING HOME
These are the 33 Hostages Set to be Returned in Phase One of the Gaza Ceasefire: TOI staff and Agencies, Times of Israel, Jan. 19, 2025 — To all those in the West who have perpetrated the lie of Israeli genocide in Gaza for the past 15 months: look at the pictures of the mob surrounding the three Israel women hostages who were freed today, and see thousands of Gazans who are well-fed, well-groomed and well-dressed.
Failure for the State, Victory for the Society: Michael Oren, Clarity with Michael Oren, Jan. 19, 2025 — Outgoing President Joe Biden has described the hostage deal as a great diplomatic achievement. President-elect Donald Trump has called the deal “epic.” Iran is hailing it as a historic victory over the evil Zionists.
‘Israel’s Biggest Threat Is Its Marginalization by International Bodies’: Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom, Jan. 19, 2025 — During our Thursday afternoon conversation in his office, his staff was shepherding through the Senate a heartfelt farewell resolution for departing Israeli Ambassador Mike Herzog.
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The Ceasefire in Gaza Will Reverberate Across the Middle East: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 19, 2025
An Obscene Spectacle: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Jan. 19, 2025
Netanyahu’s War Isn’t Over Israel Must Now Deal with Iran: Armin Rosen, Unherd, Jan. 18, 2025
What We Have Forgotten About War: Victor Davis Hanson, Mosaic, Jan. 16, 2025
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For Further Reference:
WATCH: Yoseph Haddad’s Message for Gazans Celebrating Hostage Deal as a ‘Victory’: United for Israel, Jan. 19, 2025 — Pro-Israel Arab Yoseph Hadad had a message for Gazan’s who are celebrating the hostage release deal as a “victory.”
The Devil is in the Details: Prof. Iyal Zisser, Israel Hayom, Jan. 19, 2025 — The return of the hostages to their families after 15 months in Hamas captivity would unite and move the Israeli people like nothing else.
End of War Depends on Trump, Saudi Deal: Nadav Eyal, Ynet News, Jan. 19, 2025 — A new era of cruelty began on October 7, 2023. The atrocities and the number of victims set a new standard. We are in the midst of this era as evidenced in the hours of trepidation while Hamas failed to deliver the names of the first three hostages to be freed.
The Dramatic Operations Israel Coordinated with the US – and Those It Didn’t: Itay Itnai, Israel Hayom, Jan. 17, 2025 — In early September 2024, senior IDF officers were humming the biggest hit by musician Daniel Solomon.
Trump and Top Aide Challenge Netanyahu’s Claim Ceasefire Will Be Temporary: David Rosenberg, World Israel News, Jan. 19, 2025 — President-elect Donald Trump and a top aide appeared to contradict claims by senior Israeli leaders over the weekend that Israel may resume its war against Hamas after the first phase of a three-part ceasefire.