THE HOSTAGE DILEMMA

The hostage deal has moved forward with a tense pause in the fighting. Michael Doran and Gadi Taub discuss how this can now play out, what pressures will be brought to bear by Israel, the US, Hamas and Iran.
Meanwhile, Israel's minister of communications threatens to withdraw government funds from the Haaretz newspaper which, he claims, incites against Israel in a time of war. Mike explains how Gadi was kicked out of that paper and why.
We'll also rate some of dumbest takes on the news this week.