Terrorist organizations do not negotiate in good faith. They move the football. They will play with the emotions of Israelis. They'll torture Israelis. It's part of their terror. It's actually part of their strategy.
Michael Oren discusses the tactics of Hamas and the challenges faced by Israel in negotiating with a terrorist organization.
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Qatar is the godfather of Hamas. Qatar hosts some of the leading figures in Hamas.
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.
Israel has to, on one hand, defend itself, defend the country, restore its internal security because we have 250,000 people who can't go back to their homes.
If you put pressure on Hamas -- notice the Hamas wasn't willing to negotiate at all before Israel went out on the ground.