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2025-02-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hostage rallies press Trump, Netanyahu to not let deal fall apart before all go free

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-02-02 2025-02-02 02:51|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top
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#1 Taking hostages was Hamas' key decision that not only ensured its survival but also maintained its and its sponsors' political power and relevance after 10/7.

This establishes a dangerous precedent.

The West should be on alert for the danger of attacks that enable the transfer of hundreds, if not thousands of Western civilians to the custody of avowed enemies.

Cruise ships and tourist infrastructure in dangerous locations would be vulnerable to such attacks.

Also there could be abductions of traveling individuals or families. Or even abductions of ordinary residents of Western nations to adversarial countries.

I cannot pass judgment over people who are in a situation I've never experienced, but objectively this creates dangerous incentives.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-02-02 04:06|| 2025-02-02 04:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Absolutely yes.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-02-02 04:14|| 2025-02-02 04:14|| Front Page Top

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