By James M. Dorsey

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is about scoring political points, if need be, at the expense of the lives of Hamas-held Israeli hostages and innocent Palestinians.

Backed by US President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Netanyahu’s delay of the release of 620 Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons in violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and demand that Hamas release future hostages without stage managing ceremonies proves the point. To read further, listen to the podcast, or watch the video, please go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/keeping-the-gaza-war-on-a-low-boil

By James M. Dorsey

is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies as Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, co-director of the Institute of Fan Culture of the University of Würzburg and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, and a forthcoming book with the same title.