A deal to end the horrific suffering of Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages is agonizingly close. Tragically, the biggest obstacle to peace in Gaza might be political self-preservation — because the war’s conclusion would probably finish both Hamas and the right-wing coalition headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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