Is Netanyahu under greater pressure to seal a cease-fire deal?

The tone seems to have changed. “’Deal’ is no longer a dirty word and it isn’t necessarily ‘irresponsible;’ it’s something that must be seriously considered,” wrote analyst Amos Harel in the Israeli daily Haaretz on Monday, referring to the recent change in the rhetoric of Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokespeople. A few days after the Gaza cease-fire talks resumed in Doha, which are due to continue in Cairo on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to imply that he is no longer opposed to a deal with Hamas. Last week, however, he was still accused of being a key hurdle to a cease-fire. Shortly before the resumption of talks on Aug. 15, the New York Times cited documents showing that he had relayed new demands in July, while Hamas had shown itself to be more compliant. Has Netanyahu finally given in to the multiple pressures...