John Bolton: ‘It’s Conceptually Wrong’ to Trade Innocent People in Exchange for ‘Palestinian Prisoners Who Are by in Large Criminals’

GREEN Ambassador first off ░░░░░░░░ just want to get ░░░░░░░░ first reaction to news ░░░░░░░░ this deal BOLTON Well ░░░░░░░░ s obviously good for ░░░░░░░░ families and the hostages ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ assuming they do get ░░░░░░░░ but I m very ░░░░░░░░ by this deal And ░░░░░░░░ gets conceptually wrong to ░░░░░░░░ people who have been ░░░░░░░░ totally innocent people in ░░░░░░░░ for these Palestinian prisoners ░░░░░░░░ are by and large ░░░░░░░░ people who have conducted ░░░░░░░░ many cases violent assaults ░░░░░░░░ other innocent people at ░░░░░░░░ ratio of three to ░░░░░░░░ for every innocent person ░░░░░░░░ three criminals are going ░░░░░░░░ be released back to ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip I think ░░░░░░░░ pause in fighting is ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas will take ░░░░░░░░ of I think it ░░░░░░░░ utterly inexplicable and indefensible ░░░░░░░░ have agreed to a ░░░░░░░░ in aerial surveillance over ░░░░░░░░ for significant periods of ░░░░░░░░ because I think Hamas ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of that ░░░░░░░░ reposition to extricate some ░░░░░░░░ its leaders move the ░░░░░░░░ around and otherwise prepare ░░░░░░░░ the next stage of ░░░░░░░░ And and and a ░░░░░░░░ addition here that is ░░░░░░░░ is to me indefensible ░░░░░░░░ the idea that if ░░░░░░░░ agrees to release 10 ░░░░░░░░ prisoners a day the ░░░░░░░░ pause will be extended ░░░░░░░░ s giving your enemy ░░░░░░░░ over the length of ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire You know this ░░░░░░░░ basically an Israeli decision ░░░░░░░░ it has significant implications ░░░░░░░░ the United States as ░░░░░░░░ since this is not ░░░░░░░░ the Hamas Israel conflict ░░░░░░░░ is something that I ░░░░░░░░ they re calling the ░░░░░░░░ on in Iran and ░░░░░░░░ has Israel s simply ░░░░░░░░ little Satan in Iran ░░░░░░░░ re the great Satan ░░░░░░░░ ultimately this will affect ░░░░░░░░ too I think it ░░░░░░░░ a very dangerous and ░░░░░░░░ even if the terms ░░░░░░░░ the ceasefire of the ░░░░░░░░ are carried out fully ░░░░░░░░ if it works perfectly ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ bad decision.”