The American Hostage Negotiator’s Gaffes, and How Israel Should Respond
The Boehler affair.
March 13, 2025
Gazans can’t simultaneously be refugees and have ineradicable ties to the land where they now live.
Whatever the fate of Adam Boehler’s negotiations, eventually the question of planning for postwar Gaza must be addressed. President Trump clarified in a press conference yesterday that his plan to depopulate and then rebuild the Strip doesn’t involve “expelling any Palestinians.” If that is so, it accords nicely with Robert Satloff’s proposal to find common ground between the White House’s plan and the Egyptian one endorsed by Arab leaders. Satloff begins by pointing to the contradiction at the heart of so much anti-Israel rhetoric about Gaza, namely:
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Login or SubscribeThe Boehler affair.
Gazans can’t simultaneously be refugees and have ineradicable ties to the land where they now live.
And how it easily crosses the political divide.
A failed escape and a beloved sacred tune.
Created by David Ben-Gurion’s nephew.