That is not really what this article is about, this is discussing creating conditions that could change dynamics in the region, and why strategically this would be beneficial. It cites the current hostage negotiation deal that is in the works but that is not exactly the focus.
There is some hope that negotiations in Egypt on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will finally be achieved and produce a cease-fire of at least six weeks. But the Biden administration must not put all its eggs in that basket. Again and again, Hamas has raised hopes that a deal is imminent only to dash them. Should no deal emerge in Egypt, the Biden administration should turn to the only realistic alternative: encouraging Israel to announce a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza of four to six weeks.
Such an Israeli decision may be the only way to create the conditions for an Israeli-Saudi normalization deal to advance. Of course, a unilateral cease-fire would be controversial in Israel, both because it de-links pausing the fighting in Gaza from the release of hostages and because it may seem to concede something to Hamas for nothing in return. But a unilateral cease-fire of four to six weeks would, in fact, offer Israel many strategic benefits with few material drawbacks. And in truth, if their negotiations with Hamas fail once again, Israeli leaders will need to adopt a different approach if they hope to get hostages released while some are still alive.
Did you even read what you quoted? End of first paragraph mentions a 4-6 week ceasefire then segues straight into normalisation fantasies. It is almost assuming a temporary ceasefire will be a done deal, my point was why tf would Hamas go for something so stupid while they are holding trump cards?
The article describes a hypothetical of Israel unilaterally ceasing fighting, not asking Hamas if that’s ok. It goes on to describe why this could be strategically beneficial.
That is not really what this article is about, this is discussing creating conditions that could change dynamics in the region, and why strategically this would be beneficial. It cites the current hostage negotiation deal that is in the works but that is not exactly the focus.
Did you even read what you quoted? End of first paragraph mentions a 4-6 week ceasefire then segues straight into normalisation fantasies. It is almost assuming a temporary ceasefire will be a done deal, my point was why tf would Hamas go for something so stupid while they are holding trump cards?
The article describes a hypothetical of Israel unilaterally ceasing fighting, not asking Hamas if that’s ok. It goes on to describe why this could be strategically beneficial.