LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
The angst of the ‘ceasefire’ in Israel
Micha Danzig
January 31, 2025

Many, particularly those not well-versed in Israeli history, are surprised that for most Israelis, me included, this deal was met with a mix of joy, dread, and concern. Joy—because every Israeli wants our hostages back. Dread—because every Israeli wants every one of our hostages to come home, and this deal doesn’t do that. Concern—because most Israelis know that many terrorists exchanged for hostages (on average, over 40 convicted terrorists for each hostage) will return to killing Jews, and because of the danger of Hamas reconstituting itself and once again using Gaza as a launching pad for mass murder, rape, and kidnappings. READ MORE