The Hostage-Taker’s Ledger
A woman holds a picture of dead hostage Ran Gvili, as Israelis attend a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, at the Hostages Square in Tel…
Assessment
Three years after the October 7 attack, the charge of genocide has been weaponized against Israel rather than Hamas. Brett McGurk's on-the-record account from inside Biden's Middle East policy team adds a firsthand witness to how quickly the narrative flipped. The rally in Tel Aviv shows families still pressing for the return of remains, not just the living hostages. What matters now is whether McGurk's testimony shifts the public record on who drove that early genocide framing and whether it was coordinated or organic.