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Jake Wallis Simons

Jake Wallis Simons is the editor of The JC.

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Israel’s terrible dilemma

As thousands of Israelis demand a deal with Hamas after the hostage murders, others fear its consequences

By Jake Wallis Simons

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Families attend the funeral of slain hostage Eden Yerushalmi. at a cemetery in Petach Tikva. Eden was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, September 1, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חטופים משפחות חרבות חטופה לוויה עדן ירושלמי הפגנה ברזל מלחמה

2P7MB0Y FILE - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a press conference after the opening of the Durban Review Conference (UN's Conference against Racism) at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 20, 2009. The Durban Review Conference, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, will evaluate progress towards the goals set by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, in 2001. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

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Israeli soldiers on an IDF base (Credit: Hugh O'Neill)

Friendly fire deaths in Gaza speak volumes about the chaos of war

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Gaza demonstrators take part in a relatively small march in August in London after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran (Getty)

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