Rubin: Keeping Philadelphi Corridor will endanger Israel’s security and doom hostages

Imagine if you were the parent or child of one of the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, and you knew your loved ones were being abandoned by your own government for political reasons.

That is effectively what is happening as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists on changing the terms of a U.S.-backed cease-fire-for-hostage deal in a way that is guaranteed to kill it.

The primary sticking point revolves around a narrow strip of sandy land — known as the Philadelphi Corridor ...