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February 15, 2024

For Hostage Negotiations to Succeed, Washington Should Pressure Qatar

Instead, it’s pressuring Israel to release Palestinian prisoners.

Yesterday evening, the ongoing talks in Cairo to arrange a Palestinian-prisoners-for-Israeli-hostages deal appear to have broken down decisively. Yigal Carmon argues that to free Israelis from Hamas captivity, the U.S. should be using its leverage against Qatar, which is serving as an intermediary in negotiations, instead of pressuring Jerusalem to make concessions:

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February 15, 2024

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