Israel and Hamas reach tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause conflict, free dozens of hostages

Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to an agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/18/us-israel-hamas-reach-tentative-deal-pause-conflict-free-dozens-hostages/

U.S. close to deal with Israel and Hamas to pause conflict, free some hostages

Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to an agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions.

The Washington Post

Five days isn’t enough, but maybe can be stretched out to a real ceasefire by further negotiation?

If Biden pulls off a ceasefire I’m voting for him. If he doesn’t, I won’t. Simple as.

Because trump totally would have gotten that ceasefire

I will not vote for genocide. That’s my red line. If you vote for the lesser of two genocides you’re still voting for genocide.

If Biden actually manages to stop Israel from continuing its genocide he has my vote! That’s all it would take and that is not a high bar.

Trump is already talking about basically ethnically cleansing the us in the context of mass deportation of immigrants and other parts of his “platform”.

It is less “voting for the lesser of two genocides”. It is preventing the ones you can.

And by threatening to withhold my vote I’m trying to prevent further genocide in Gaza. We’ve already forced Biden this far, we can force him farther if he realizes it could cost him the election.

So, no ceasefire, no votes.

By voting blue-no-matter-who, you’re just making Biden worse.

If Biden doesn’t get the ceasefire, you won’t vote for him

But who would you vote for, then?

No other candidates, Democrat or Republican, that run again Biden will be able to get the ceasefire, either.

So….you won’t vote at all?

I’ll vote downticket for Democrats and write Hillary Clinton in to the Presidential spot.

Democrats in the House and Senate would rein in Trump and it’s still Her turn!!!

Imagine thinking Hillary Clinton would be less of a war hawk than Joe Biden.