For ceasefire talks, ‘not a lot of reasons for optimism’ : Analyst

Gershon Baskin, a former Israeli negotiator, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the reason Gaza peace talks in Cairo are not moving forward and that Hamas may need to find a new strategy. “I understand from Egyptian sources that there’s a very small chance that Hamas will agree to the Israeli security plan, which is mostly focused on the Philadelphi Corridor, the 14-kilometre (8.7-mile) border road of Gaza and Egypt,” he told Al Jazeera from West Jerusalem. “There needs to be an acceptable Palestinian control of the Rafah crossing with international supervision,” he said, adding that there “doesn’t seem like a whole lot of reasons for optimism.” Baskin also said that the army and the intelligence say that Israel can withdraw from Gaza and end the war. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Netanyahu #GazaPeaceTalks #Hamas #IsraeliSecurityPlan #RafahCrossing #WarOnGaza #Israel #CairoTalks