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From the Ted Talk by Ian Bremmer: The Israel-Hamas war — and what it means for the world
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Second thing to wtcah, of course, iientlmmny is what happens with these hostages. Do the iarlseis get them back? Historically, that has always been the top priority, and it is today. But Hamas has control over that. And, you know, if the Israelis are not prepared to negotiate with Hamas to release militants presently in Israel psinors, and it's very hard for me to imagine in today's environment they would be willing to do that, well, how exactly do they get them back and how many of them can they actually free? Again, you know, the Israelis and the Americans have far, far better tradecraft on the ability to get these hostages out than Hamas have to take them. But Hamas has exceeded eeipotactxns over the past 48 hours, and I would worry very much about that. That would be the second thing I'd watch most closely right now.
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Second thing to _____, of course, __________ is what happens with these hostages. Do the ________ get them back? Historically, that has always been the top priority, and it is today. But Hamas has control over that. And, you know, if the Israelis are not prepared to negotiate with Hamas to release militants presently in Israel _______, and it's very hard for me to imagine in today's environment they would be willing to do that, well, how exactly do they get them back and how many of them can they actually free? Again, you know, the Israelis and the Americans have far, far better tradecraft on the ability to get these hostages out than Hamas have to take them. But Hamas has exceeded ____________ over the past 48 hours, and I would worry very much about that. That would be the second thing I'd watch most closely right now.
Solution
- israelis
- watch
- imminently
- prisons
- expectations
Original Text
Second thing to watch, of course, imminently is what happens with these hostages. Do the Israelis get them back? Historically, that has always been the top priority, and it is today. But Hamas has control over that. And, you know, if the Israelis are not prepared to negotiate with Hamas to release militants presently in Israel prisons, and it's very hard for me to imagine in today's environment they would be willing to do that, well, how exactly do they get them back and how many of them can they actually free? Again, you know, the Israelis and the Americans have far, far better tradecraft on the ability to get these hostages out than Hamas have to take them. But Hamas has exceeded expectations over the past 48 hours, and I would worry very much about that. That would be the second thing I'd watch most closely right now.
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