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Mossfern

(4,102 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 01:10 PM Yesterday

I have a question - it's sincere and I'd appreciate thoughful answers- no snark [View all]

Do you think if the remaining hostages in Gaza were returned to Israel in a respectful way that it would allow for Israel to withdraw while saving face? Do you think it will further the peace process? Isn't that the main concern of the Israeli government? Apparently keeping them is not helping their cause.

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I have a question - it's sincere and I'd appreciate thoughful answers- no snark [View all] Mossfern Yesterday OP

I would answe 'no' to all your questions. Netanyahu could care less about hostages. He's determined to wipe out sinkingfeeling Yesterday #1

Events will reveal themselves, once the IDF leaves ... marble falls Yesterday #2

I doubt it but it would be amazing to try, efhmc Yesterday #3

Netanyahu's main goal is to stay in office and out of jail, hostages be damned DavidDvorkin Yesterday #4

That's kind of what I'm thinking. Mossfern Yesterday #5

I believe netanyahu is only interested in taking the land and resources of Gaza.... Think. Again. Yesterday #6

And by whatever, we both know he's totally capable of any sort of "whatever". marble falls Yesterday #7

Yeah, smallpox infected blankets are so 1776. Think. Again. Yesterday #10

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. Ping Tung Yesterday #8

At one point i would have said yes. Samael13 Yesterday #9

No, none of that would help, unfortunately obamanut2012 Yesterday #11

How would it put Hamas out of business in Gaza? Frasier Balzov Yesterday #12

No to all. This is Netanyahu's Final Solution of the Palestinian Problem surfered Yesterday #13

To Netenyahu, there are no innocents in Gaza... haele 23 hrs ago #18

I think it's gotten beyond that particular point Torchlight Yesterday #14

Are any Hamas leaders still alive? Bmoboy Yesterday #15

IMHO: possibly, but Hamas are accelerationists so they'll let Gaza burn if it hastens Israel's downfall 0rganism Yesterday #16

no, no, and no mike_c 23 hrs ago #17

No, returning hostages won't allow for anything unless BB is in jail and not replaced by another war monger uponit7771 23 hrs ago #19