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Israeli hostage families and independent negotiators blame political point scoring for deaths of loved ones and the failure to get a ceasefire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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THE US negotiators attempting to secure a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, alongside mediators from Egypt and Qatar, appear to have one goal in mind: to secure the credit for this still elusive but eventual alleged triumph exclusively for the Washington government.
The emphasis on scoring political points over humanitarian priorities has resulted in the mediators presenting what longtime Israeli hostage negotiator and peace activist Gershon Baskin describes as “a very bad deal” that is destined to fail.
“The mediators want the deal more than Israel and Hamas do,” Baskin said in an interview with a US radio programme, Here and Now.
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