Israeli General on What U.S. Can Do to Free the Hostages

Plus, Columbia’s deal; New York Times whitewashes Zohran Mamdani

In today’s newsletter: An influential Israeli general on the one thing the U.S. can do to win the release of not just some, but all of the hostages in Gaza. Also, Columbia’s deal with the Trump administration, and how the New York Times whitewashes Zohran Mamdani’s hate for Israel.

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Israeli reserve brigadier general, Amir Avivi, the founder and chairman of Israel’s Defense and Security Forum.

An influential Israeli general has an outside-the-box idea on how to win release of not just some, but all, of the remaining hostages being held in Gaza.

He says it’s not Hamas in Gaza that is making the decisions about the hostages, but Hamas leaders in Qatar—and that those leaders in Qatar are the ones who should be subject to stepped up pressure.