Michael Oren: “I think the Israeli public will be open to any realistic venue that will change the status quo, perhaps a peaceful…”

I do not think at all that Israel can or will stop because we have to destroy Hamas, or we ourselves will die.

The Israeli public opinion is running very high against providing this type of aid to the Palestinians. There is a deep feeling among the Israeli public that the Palestinian population in Gaza was highly supportive of Hamas.

How does it get a ceasefire? By getting Israel to kill, inadvertently, Palestinians. That increases international pressure on Israel.

Qatar is the godfather of Hamas. Qatar hosts some of the leading figures in Hamas.