"The Day After Tomorrow": Israeli Hostage Negotiator on Freeing Captives & Building Lasting Peace
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6FXM5)
According to the latest update from the Israeli military, Hamas is still holding at least 229 hostages captured during its October 7 incursion into southern Israel. The group has stated that they will not release all hostages until Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza. To discuss the release thus far of four hostages and prospects for future releases, we speak to Gershon Baskin, who helped negotiate a critical hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas in 2011. I really think this is some kind of negotiating game and competition that exists featuring Qatar and Egypt," says Baskin.