On the recordNovember 19, 2023
They've broken every ceasefire in the past. They've never kept a ceasefire. So it's very difficult to negotiate with someone who's, like, moving that football constantly.
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Michael Oren
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transcripts.cnn.comMichael Oren: “They've broken every ceasefire in the past. They've never kept a ceasefire. So it's very difficult to negotiate with…”
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Oren highlights the unreliability of Hamas in ceasefire agreements.
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