Jonathan M. Katz: I leveraged my Jewishness and my writer-ness to do this one. I think it's got some good insights, please share. theracket.news/p/uses-hosta...

I leveraged my Jewishness and my writer-ness to do this one. I think it's got some good insights, please share. theracket.news/p/uses-hosta...

The uses of hostagestheracket.news For Israelis, the hostages aren't just a graphic detail of the Oct 7 war. They ARE the war: casus belli, justification and primary war aim, all rolled into one.

hey, thanks for this piece. it's helpful to have this primer on the history of how israel views hostages, lends some perspective both on popular attitudes in the country and on the conduct of IDF operations

Powerful. Insightful.

It’s been clear for a very, very long time that Netanyahu doesn’t give a fuck about the hostages. Even the hostages’ families say that.

Also, why on earth would Hamas return the hostages for anything less than a ceasefire? Why would anyone seriously expect or ask for that?

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