"It just seems like failure."

"I have reasons to talk about why I actually think this is good for Israel, and I’m proud that we’re doing this deal. But putting those aside, I have such disappointment—overarching, overwhelming disappointment—that after 470-plus days, where we’ve landed is on this deal. Yes, we’re celebrating the three who came out yesterday. Yes, we’re going to continue to advocate for the 94 over the coming months as the deal is currently structured. But I’m just disappointed that this is the best that all of us can do after all of the fighting, all of the sadness, all of the tragedy. That the best we’ve landed on is this complex, tenuous deal that gets out roughly three people a week over 42 days, then leaves two-thirds of the people to be renegotiated later while there’s suffering on all sides. It just seems like failure."

~ Jon Goldberg-Poli, father of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was killed in Hamas captivity, in the interview with Matti Friedman: 'Hamas Murdered Their Son. What Do They Think of the Ceasefire?'