The media wedge of Hamas is simply the purpose of the excercise. However Israel is losing the media war not because Hamas is winning but because the hypocricy and contradictions have been increasingly self-evident over the past 11 months no matter how hard Israel tries to vet the releases,. The case of NOA ARGAMANI a prime example.

“These negotiations were doomed to fail from the start… it’s basically a waste of time,” Achcar said.

“The function is more for the Biden administration to try to show that it is doing something. But I think they know quite well that it’s leading nowhere because the gap between what Netanyahu wants and what Hamas requests is too wide to be overcome.”

Is the playing field level for Hamas, Israel in the ceasefire talks?