Hostage and Truce Agreement With Hamas a ‘Very Bad Deal for Israel:’ John Bolton

Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized the temporary hostage and cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group secured on Nov. 21, saying “it’s a very bad deal” for Israel. “It’s another swap of hostages, innocent victims, for criminals that are in Israeli jails at a ratio of three to one in favor of the Hamas terrorists,” Mr. Bolton said. Speaking with host John Catsimatidis on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show on Nov. 22, Mr. Bolton said while the deal served a humanitarian purpose, as hostages would be released, the truce itself was very bad for Israel. The Israeli government announced the truce early Wednesday morning following the Israeli Cabinet’s approval. The deal will see at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages, exclusively women and children, released over four days from Hamas custody. In return, 150 Palestinian detainees, who are also all women and children, will be released from Israeli prisons....