“The four-day truce in Israel’s offensive against Iran-backed Hamas in return for the militant group releasing dozens of hostages is a blessed respite for the residents of Gaza. It may mark only a temporary lull,” Bloomberg reports.
“With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival at stake, he and Hamas share a common reality: ending the war now is not in their interests.”
New York Times: Temporary truce in Israel-Hamas war appears to take hold.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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