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Netanyahu Buckled Under Public Pressure to Accept the Same Deal He Already Rejected

The Israeli prime minister's zigzags are par for the course, but what seems to have changed his mind this time is public pressure, his meeting with the hostage families and the positions taken by the IDF, the Shin Bet and the Mossad

Yossi Verter
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Without a doubt, a four-day cease-fire, including a suspension of drone surveillance of what is happening in Gaza, will not help the war effort.

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