Day 526 - Micah Goodman on what Israel can trust about Hamas

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute
audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and
the Jewish world.


Public intellectual Micah Goodman joins host Amanda
Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing, a bonus episode
of ToI's weekly podcast series, What Matters Now.


As 24 living hostages languish in Gaza, Israel finds itself at a
crossroads: Will the nation sign a deal with the terrorist group
the Jewish state is bent on destroying or return to war against
Hamas to apply pressure for the captives' release?


Goodman explains how both sides of this argument see their
position as protecting the nation. We hear, however, how the twin
quests for national security and solidarity may appear to be in
conflict with each other -- and how to overcome that paradox.


And as Goodman pushes for Israel to sign a deal to release the
hostages -- living and dead -- he explains how we must trust
Hamas "to give Israel 17 reasons to restart the war." He cautions
it must be a war that is launched at Israel's discretion, backed
by national consensus and with the determination to realize the
goal of destroying Hamas.


And so this week, we ask Micah Goodman, what matters now.


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more updates.


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IMAGE: Illustrative: A Palestinian boy carries a toy gun while
standing with members of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of
the Hamas movement, during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021.
(AFP / Emmanuel DUNAND)


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