Uh huh. “From the river to the sea” works both ways.
Better living through war isn’t helping the people of Gaza and Hamas is the cause.
I’m not sure what your point is. Of course the people of Gaza are suffering, but that doesn’t change that this war is weakening Israel and strengthening Hamas.
That’s a contradiction of terms. The people of Gaza and Hamas are not distinguishable from each other.
…this isn’t a “peace plan.”
It was a cease-fire proposal, one of many that have been presented since the start of the war, that hasn’t been accepted by Israel, but Hamas were open to negotiations.
For some bizarre reason, the US administration keeps insisting that Israel have agreed to the deal when they have not. Even your own cite quite clearly says that “framing the Hamas response as a rejection is misleading.”
…the people of Gaza and Hamas are clearly distinguishable from each other. Surely you aren’t calling toddlers members of Hamas.
He did not go into specific details about the changes, but he continued to cast exclusive blame for the stalling of the deal – and the prolonging of the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza – on the US-designated terrorist group, not on Israel. “Israel accepted the proposal as it was,” he reiterated,…“Hamas could have answered with a single word – yes,” he said.
Yes, that crook and general asshole netanyahu is making some noises. But Blinken has got Israel to agree.
…except Israel haven’t accepted the deal as it was.
Charitably, he is mistaken.
Uncharitably, he’s lying.
Cite please. Not from Blinken. Not from anyone in the US administration. But from Israel.
Will Israel accept the new UN Gaza ceasefire resolution? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera.
The resolution’s text says Israel has accepted Biden’s May 31 ceasefire proposal and “calls upon Hamas to also accept it”.
The UN says so. Netanyahu is just making noises, but the signatures are on the resolution.
That’s not a legitimate argument. Children have always represented collateral casualties in war and doubly so for Gaza due to Hamas’s guerilla tactics.
…are children Hamas or not?
Explained in the post above. If you don’t understand that then that’s on you.
…nah, it wasn’t. The people of Gaza and Hamas are not the same.
Depends on how we define “children” and “Hamas”. You know, considering how Hamas uses child soldiers and all.
…Conceded.
However, this context is missing:
I think characterizing this as a “rejection” is incorrect.
Was it flat out NO? True, it was not. They didnt say that. But as Blinken said- if Hamas said YES, the killing would stop… until next time of course.
…but Blinken isn’t a neutral party. Let’s not pretend that he is. Its not even a close thing. The US administration if firmly, 100%, backing Israel, and every single statement from a member of the US administration needs to be viewed in that context.
Israel doesn’t need a cease fire agreement for the killing to stop. They’ve got complete air, land and sea superiority. They control all of the borders.
All the more reason for Hamas to surrender.
If that were completely true, October 7th wouldn’t have happened.
…a surrender wouldn’t guarantee the end of Israel’s bombing and demolition campaign. And the current deal on the table, in their opinion, wouldn’t do that either.
Its as “true” as the idea that all Hamas has to do for the killing to stop would be to say “yes.”
You know what definitely won’t guarantee the end of the bombing and demolition? Continuing to fight to the last man.