We Should Be ‘Skeptical’ About A Gaza Ceasefire, Says Israeli Journalist

By Team Zeteo\Mehdi Hasan Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Finally, a ceasefire in Gaza is on the horizon, but as we’ve learnt over the past year, hope for a new beginning can turn into a mirage very quickly. To help add a layer of clarity and nuance to all the headlines and ‘hot takes’ making the rounds, Zeteo’s latest Breaking News Town Hall features two of the smartest analysts on the region: Palestinian journalist Muhammad Shehada, originally from Gaza, and Israeli journalist Noga Tarnopolsky. Watch the full Town Hall above where Mehdi and the panelists also answered dozens of audience questions. How will the ceasefire hold? Who gets credit – Joe Biden or Donald Trump? What does reconstruction of Gaza look like? And what happens to Benjamin Netanyahu? Mehdi and his guests started with: how cynical should we be about whether Israel actually commits to a ceasefire? “I think the question is how cynical are they [the Israeli government] more than us.. I think we should be, like all journalists, skeptical and cautious,” says Tarnopolsky, who adds that she has a “tremendous fear” of this being a “truncated ceasefire.” Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump are more...