@blogdiva before everybody attributes the pause to what the media feeds us, it may require stepping back to consider other possibilities. First , Netatyahu had no problem whatsoever sending israeli soldiers into whatever diabolical snare hamas has set. He would send them into a meat grinder like putin does his to satisfy his blind rage over his failures. Second, it has become much more perilous for all concerned , back channels making that clear. It could turn into something much bigger