It seemed to me oddly appropriate that it was in this peaceful Swiss village where I have been for the past three weeks that I should learn that peace is breaking out in Gaza. For many days I watched the news about the latest ‘deal in Gaza’ with skepticism and a weary sense of déjà vu. We have been here before too many times. And then, at the very last moment, there has been some hitch that prevented the last living hostages from being released by the monsters who constitute Hamas. This time, they say, is different and Donald Trump plans to be in Jerusalem around the time you read this, so we must hope that it is. And that the hostages who remain alive will finally be released.
At a personal level, my deepest concern since the atrocities committed by Hamas’ Islamic warriors on October 7,