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Michael Oren: How does it get a ceasefire? By getting Israel to kill, inadvertently, Palestinians. That increases international…

On the recordNovember 19, 2023
How does it get a ceasefire? By getting Israel to kill, inadvertently, Palestinians. That increases international pressure on Israel.
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Michael Oren

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Oren describes Hamas's strategy to manipulate international opinion through civilian casualties.

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