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Ceasefire

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Opinion
This hostage deal is months too late — because people like me believed Netanyahu’s lies

As we celebrate this ceasefire, we must also own all the failures that preceded it

By Sruli Fruchter Jan 15, 2025 | 3 min read
Fast Forward
‘We’ve been speaking as one team’: Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal is a rare bipartisan victory in US politics

As Biden secures a foreign policy win, Trump’s team claims the deal signals a new era of tough diplomacy

By Jacob Kornbluh Jan 15, 2025 | 4 min read
Opinion
Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump

An emerging deal would return hostages — and leave Hamas in power in Gaza

By Dan Perry Jan 13, 2025 | 4 min read
Fast Forward
List of hostages for potential release circulates as pressure mounts for ceasefire deal

Israel cautioned that the list did not reflect any agreement with Hamas

By Philissa Cramer Jan 6, 2025 | 2 min read
Fast Forward
In exit interview, Secretary of State Blinken reflects on U.S.-Israel tensions and the struggle for a ceasefire in Gaza

‘Hamas, when they saw Israel under pressure publicly, they pulled back,’ Blinken said

By Jacob Kornbluh Jan 5, 2025 | 3 min read
News
Israel reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. Why does Gaza seem so hard?

Biden wants to use the momentum to get a ceasefire in Gaza before he leaves office on Jan. 20.

By Ron Kampeas Nov 27, 2024 | 5 min read
Fast Forward
Senior Biden aide celebrates Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in call with Jewish leaders

Amos Hochstein, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East, said the truce opens door for a hostage deal in Gaza

By Jacob Kornbluh Nov 27, 2024 | 3 min read
Opinion
Netanyahu was right to end the war in Lebanon — now Gaza must follow

Prolonging the Gaza War only serves Netanyahu’s political aims

By Dan Perry Nov 26, 2024 | 3 min read

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