On The John Batchelor Show, Mary Kissel analyzes the peculiar diplomatic landscape surrounding Gaza negotiations, including controversial outreach to Russian President Putin. She questions the wisdom of engaging hostile powers in Middle East peacemaking, what this signals to allies, and how the new administration might reshape these diplomatic approaches.
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155 shell bodies sit on a pallet at General Dynamics ready to be shipped on August 20, 2025, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)