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Adi Rotem

Aug 12, 2025, 3:26 PM

From a former hostage negotiator: This is what Israel must do

Relatives of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and former hostages protest at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of Israelis held by Hamas, August 9, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90

In today’s chaotic ‘tunnel era’ when the old rules don’t apply, a deal, though painful, must be seen not as capitulation but as strategy

About Me

Adi Rotem, a former senior official in the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service, was a senior member of Israel’s hostage negotiations team.