On Wednesday, Hamas reiterated that it wants to implement a ceasefire proposal that was unveiled by President Biden in May instead of restarting hostage deal talks with Israel.
“The movement demands a clear commitment by the [Israeli] occupation to what was agreed upon on July 2, according to the clarifications conveyed by the mediators, and if that happens, the movement is ready to enter into the mechanisms for implementing the agreement,” Hamas politburo member Suhail al-Hindi told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Al-Hindi also said Hamas would not participate in hostage deal talks that are set to be held in Doha on Thursday since the Palestinian group thinks Israel will use them as cover to continue the genocidal war in Gaza. However, an Arab official downplayed Hamas’s comments about boycotting the talks, saying the group is willing to meet with mediators right after the talks.
“The format will effectively be the same as previous rounds of negotiations,” an Arab official told The Times of Israel. The official said that since Israel and Hamas have refused to negotiate directly, Israeli and Hamas negotiators have never been in the same room during negotiations.
Officials from the US and Egypt will also be involved in the talks. Arab mediators recently said the only way a deal will be reached is if the US uses the significant leverage it has over Israel, which it hasn’t done. The US continues to provide unconditional military support for the slaughter in Gaza and is pledging to defend Israel as it is preparing for a reprisal attack from Iran.
After Biden unveiled the ceasefire proposal that Hamas says it wants, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to sabotage the chances of an agreement. Now, Israeli officials are still concerned that the new demands that Netanyahu asked for during previous negotiations will still be an obstacle to a deal.
Sigh…. Waste of time… Hamas only says this because they know Netanyahu will torpedo it anyway.
He already has a "torpedo" ready with the name of the next Hamas negotiator on it.
Of course, as a reminder, fascists do not give up, as the experience of the Second World War proves.
Entirely relevant point, entirely.
"Ceasefire" and "Peace Process" is exactly how the Palestinians ended up in the Gaza Death Camp.
Ahem, they already are.
Biden who???
Biden his time 'til he's out of office in January.
Sadly, Kamala’s evil VP is very appropriate on the Holocaust, wanting it taught as one among many terrible events, rather than as this symbolic evil we have to obsess over and justify other things with.
Kamala also supposedly wants a higher minimum wage which would reduce inequality. UBI is better, but she might have better positions. You can’t hire illegals if you’re paying well, can’t afford to, no motive.
I’ll probably vote Trump, but the Dems seem to understand the pressing need to reduce inequality.
I'm of a mind that civil societies could use a Maximum Wage, not simply trickling bumps to Minimum Wage.
Depending on country and source, I believe we're at anywhere from a CEO-to-baseline-worker salary ratio of 200:1 to near 700:1.
Given that CEO's a) tend to fail upwards and b) only know how to CEO in most cases & have no understanding of what their company does or makes, they seem like the dead weight in an economic sense.
Musk might agree with you.
Part of the problem is a lack of competition.
GK Chesterton wrote something similar regarding maximum wealth in a peasant society.
I feel like Anglos need to politically lose totally to lose faith in the market god.
Can't wait for Trump and the GOP to claim that Hamas is trying to "influence the November election" by supporting the plan attributed to Biden.
And for Trump to claim that HE came up with this exact Hamas-Israel peace deal in 2018, and the Biden Admin is trying to take credit for it.
Peace has to start somewhere, for everyone. Understanding one another is essential to any peace and when we do that, we can become friends and family. We are the family, all of us. Remember that and never forget. Open our hearts and minds so that we can continue on our way.
🙂
“Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.”
Is Biden still president? Yes, Donna. The problem is rarely you or I, or the average Israeli or Palestinian (or so I hope). Just that our governments will never let us have peace.
ASG's been updated to include the lobby that cannot be named. Yes, the one which fills Congress, and journalists alike with dread. Control + F "July 4" is easiest to skip ahead:
https://roninhardjan.substack.com/p/americas-shadow-government-behind
Too many Rolling Stones fans in power. "Let It Bleed" as their go-to album.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks: A timeline of obstruction.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/israel-hamas-ceasefire-talks-a-timeline-of-obstruction