Eyewitness Eyewitness Gaza: The man in the room acting as backchannel for Hamas in negotiations with US
In late April, Dr Bahbah's phone rang. The man at the other end of the line was Dr Ghazi Hamad, a senior member of Hamas. Dr Bahbah and Dr Hamad had never met. But Hamas had identified Dr Bahbah as the Palestinian-American with the most influence in Trump's administration.
Image: Dr Bahbah negotiating with Hamas for the release of Edan Alexander Image: Dr Bahbah and Trump Image: Letter from Abbas to Trump. Pic: Bishara Bahbah
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