Reports out of Cairo say that the Egyptian government is continuing to negotiate the terms of a proposed long-term truce between Hamas and Israel. The negotiations are now focused on coming to terms on a “comprehensive deal” between the two sides.
That deal, according to media reports, would involve Hamas returning all Israelis they are presently holding in the Gaza Strip. In return, the Gaza Strip would be given an airport and seaport, and further easing of the blockade which is causing dire economic problems in the area.
Israel and Egypt are both blocking Gaza, nominally to prevent Hamas getting advanced weapons. In practice, they are also keeping food in short supply. Fuel shortages lead to power shortages, and those power shortages also make safe water often impossible to find.
Having met with some of the officials, Egypt’s Mohammed ElBaradei said that the US has gotten involved behind the scenes, and is pushing the Palestinians to make major concessions. ElBaradei criticized this, saying the US demands were unfair and that they need to realize that “the right to freedom cannot be bought.”
Lifting the blockade would be good.
Lifting the blockade in return for ending missile attacks and border icursions
Also allow Gazan refugees to go back to Israel proper.
They can pay rent. Few actually owned land. Barely any of the actual residents in 1947-8 are alive anyway. Even if Israel unlikely agreed to independent arbitration, not many would receive compensation. Most of pre-Israel Palestine wasnt in private possession.
Said who? The British, who stole Palestine? One does not have to own land on a piece of paper granted by an illegal occupier.
The land records of the Ottoman Empire say so. Take it up with Erdogan.
You do not represent Palestine as much as we do. Never forget this one point: There is no such thing as a Palestinian people, there is no Palestinian entity, there is only Syria. You are an integral part of the Syrian people, Palestine is an integral part of Syria. Therefore it is we, the Syrian authorities, who are the true representatives of the Palestinian people. [Addressing the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat]”
― Hafez al-Assad
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7498731-you-do-not-represent-palestine-as-much-as-we-do
Just as long as they pay up for the mufti , the war of annihilation and the persecution of arab jews. They also have to accept liberal democracy.
There’s a certain point at which it’s reasonable to wonder who it is that launches all these “missile attacks” that land in open fields and injure no one, right before IDF “responds” with the press release already typed up nice and pretty.
Usually, these attacks align with the expiration date on Israeli bomb stockpiles. At least they don’t need to pay to write the release again…..” Israeli field bombed, Gaza leveled, US/Israeli arms deal”…rinse, repeat.
Hamas has little leverage unless Iran willing to use force directly on Israel, a doubtful hope. Gaza essentially can survive and may be flourish a bit as a free trade zone, a pre-China autonomous protectorate of Egypt and Idrael, unconnected to the rump PA Palestine.
Or Gaza can starve, with emigration temoving skilled workers and university grads. Being a perpetual refugee has been tried; didnt work. Not a comment on alleged moral issues, as they are for historians, not actual problem solvers.
Concessions? What do they have to concede?
Stop educating their children to hate and kill;
stop attacking the Israeli border;
stop digging tunnels into Israel;
stop fighting against Israel and start building peaceful relations.
You are kidding, right? Digging tunnels out of a concentration camp may not be such a bad idea.
He’s not kidding, trumpzis hate it when someone else is identified as a victim.
Not at all.
Raising their children to respect life and others, building good relations with their neighbors, negotiating a peaceful way forward, all makes sense,
hate and murder are the road to destruction.
It seems to me that the talk of Palestinian concesions — appart from releasing prisoners — is not being very specific. But for Gaza to get aitport and seaport, which by definition means the lifting of Israeli blocade, is a real game changer. What has caused Trump to support this change? And will Israel actually allow it? It looks like Egypt will get some form of protectorate function over Gaza, or else there would be no way Palestinians would get a seaport and airport.
Hasbara trolls are hard at work in the comments section.
They only use the lessor hires here.
The Israelis will give back what they took, in return for yet more surrender. Then they will take it back again, destroying the improvements they briefly allowed, like the did last time.