Advice for the Biden Administration on the Israel-Hamas Conflict
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease fire deal that will release hostages in exchange for a temporary pause in fighting and the release of Palestinian prisoners. Allison McManus, senior director for the National Security and International Policy department at The Center for American Progress offers analysis of what else the Biden administration should be doing as the conflict continues and whether the cease fire may be continued.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Brian Leara show on WNC. |
| 0:10.0 | It's the Brian Lear show Show on WNYC. |
| 0:12.8 | Good morning everyone. |
| 0:14.2 | And as many of you cringe at the thought |
| 0:16.3 | of the political conversations |
| 0:17.7 | you might be having at Thanksgiving tomorrow, |
| 0:19.9 | at least we have today's news |
| 0:22.0 | that almost everybody will be thankful for this |
| 0:24.0 | four day pause in military action by both Israel and Hamas and the release of 50 |
| 0:29.8 | out of the 240 or so hostages that Hamas is holding. |
| 0:33.9 | 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel will also be released. |
| 0:39.1 | One of the interesting and maybe hopeful things |
| 0:42.0 | about the Israel and Hamas pause and hostage and |
| 0:45.1 | prisoner release is that it comes with the possibility of an extension past |
| 0:50.0 | the initial four days and initial number of hostages to be released. |
| 0:54.6 | Israel's statement on the deal included this line. |
| 0:57.6 | Have you heard this yet? |
| 0:58.8 | The release of every 10 additional abductees will result in an additional day of respite. |
| 1:07.8 | The release of every 10 additional abductees will result in an additional day of respite. |
| 1:13.4 | So doing that math, it would take less than three weeks |
| 1:16.8 | for all the hostages to be released |
| 1:19.3 | if both sides were to actually agree to that arrangement |
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