[Opinion] The deep moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal

The deep moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal

Opinion by Frida Ghitis, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a weekly opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. The

The deep moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal

Frida Ghitis writes on the moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal: “For Israel this deal is bitingly bittersweet.”

The deep moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal

CNN By MJ Lee, Betsy Klein and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grabbed Brett McGurk’s arm as he walked out of a tense meeting of the Israeli Cabinet over securing the release of hostages Hamas was holding in Gaza. “We need this deal,” Netanyahu told the White House Middle East coordinator a week ago in Tel Aviv, according to sources familiar with the exchange. Earlier that day, Netanyahu and Pre…