#POTUS #Biden speaking now briefly addresses #Trump’s #guilty #verdict on all 34 #felony counts, before giving remarks on #Israel’s #war in the #MiddleEast.
President Biden is speaking Friday, as Israeli forces continue offensive into southern Gaza city of Rafah.
⬆️ @Nonilex
I was late tuning in, but I caught "permanent cessation of hostilities"
Some in the Israeli government want permanent hostilities and permanent occupation of Gaza, Biden said, and asked them to take a step back
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#Biden says #Hamas is ‘no longer capable’ of carrying out another major attack against #Israel
Here is the full video. Skip first ~21 minutes of white noise and land directly at Biden's greeting statement
https://apnews.com/article/biden-israel-hamas-58169a607d4a7c4d7fc34f43160076b8
President Joe Biden has detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding Mideast war. Biden on Friday added Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release hostages for an extended cease-fire. The Democratic president calls the proposal “a road map to an enduring cease-fire and the release of all hostages.” One phase of the deal calls for beginning major reconstruction of Gaza. Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 36,000 Palestinians.
⬆️ @Nonilex
At 31:20 in above video, #Biden says, "This is truly a DECISIVE moment. #Israel has made their proposal. #Hamas says it wants a #ceaseFire. THIS DEAL is an opportunity to prove whether they really MEAN it. Hamas NEEDS to take this deal.
For months, people all over the world have called for cease-fire. Now it's time to RAISE YOUR VOICES and DEMAND that Hamas comes to the table— agree to this deal, and end this war that THEY began" 🔥🔥🔥
#permanentStateOfWar #Tlaib, Do you hear that?
⬆️ #permanentStateOfWar #Netanyahu #faitAccompli
At 27:20 in the video, Biden says…
"I know there are those in #Israel who will NOT agree with this plan and will call for the war to continue indefinitely.
Some— Some even in the govt coalition have made it clear they want to #occupy #Gaza, they want to keep fighting for years, and #hostages are not a priority to them.
Well, I've urged the leadership of Israel to stand BEHIND this deal. despite whatever pressure comes"
https://apnews.com/article/biden-israel-hamas-58169a607d4a7c4d7fc34f43160076b8
President Joe Biden has detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding Mideast war. Biden on Friday added Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release hostages for an extended cease-fire. The Democratic president calls the proposal “a road map to an enduring cease-fire and the release of all hostages.” One phase of the deal calls for beginning major reconstruction of Gaza. Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 36,000 Palestinians.
⬆️ >> At 27:20 in the video, Biden says… "I know there are those in #Israel who will NOT agree with this plan and will call for the war to continue indefinitely. Some even in the govt coalition have made it clear they want to #occupy #Gaza, they want to keep fighting for years, and #hostages are not a priority to them“
>> #Netanyahu #kicksSand in #Biden's eyes before #Hamas does ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112542732114119495
WHY hasn’t Israel committed to the plan?
⬆️ #Israel stands behind #Gaza cease-fire proposal, says #US national security adviser #JakeSullivan, who pushed back against #Hamas assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the proposal outlined by #Biden.
“Israel has SUPPLIED this proposal… Israel has not contradicted or walked that back,” Sullivan said. “To this day they stand behind the proposal.”
Has anybody heard anything OFFICIAL from Israel directly that either corroborates OR contradicts this?
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-13-2024-5bcb90c93c6449d00a23383213dfcfbb
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas that President Joe Biden outlined in late May at the White House. “Israel has supplied this proposal. It has been sitting on the table for some time. Israel has not contradicted or walked that back,” Sullivan said Thursday in Italy, where Biden was set to attend the annual Group of Seven leaders’ summit. “To this day they stand behind the proposal.” Sullivan reiterated that Hamas had responded by offering an amended proposal and he said the goal is “to figure out how we work to bridge the remaining gaps and get to a deal.”
⬆️ >> Has anybody heard anything OFFICIAL from #Israel directly that either corroborates OR contradicts #US statement that “Israel has not contradicted or walked that back”?
#Netanyahu’s office ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112542782085662298
Oh, semantics!
✴️ US: ‘“NO LONGER CAPABLE' of carrying out another major attack” and “WITHOUT #Hamas in power”
✴️ Israel: "[complete] destruction of Hamas' military and governing capabilities"
Unless Hamas is COMPLETELY demilitarized, how is “permanent” #ceaseFire acceptable?
⬆️ >> Unless Hamas is COMPLETELY demilitarized, how is “permanent” #ceaseFire acceptable?
THIS is why #Netanyahu is waiting for #Biden to lose #Election2024
He knows he will get a clear signal from #Trump to “quickly do things that have to be done,” as Henry #Kissinger once told #Argentina’s foreign minister in 1976
#permanentStateOfWar in #MiddleEast will continue until US elections are over & 50,000 are dead.
Then it'll miraculously conclude once #Trump is reelected
Leftists in Chile were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. In Argentina, many were “disappeared” by members of the brutal military dictatorship that held detainees in concentration camps. It all happened with the endorsement of Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state who died Wednesday at age 100. As tributes poured in for the top diplomat under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, the mood was decidedly different in South America, where many countries were scarred deeply during the Cold War by human rights abuses inflicted in the name of anti-communism and where many still harbor a deep distrust of their powerful neighbor to the north.
⬆️ “As for the future governance of #Gaza, #Gantz said it “cannot be #Hamas and it cannot be #Israel.””
⬆️ #Biden says no #Gaza #ceaseFire deal soon, as mediators work to bridge gaps.
#Hamas wants #Israel to withdraw completely from Gaza and commit to a complete ceasefire, but
— without committing to completely #demilitarize itself,
— nor committing to completely give up governance of Gaza,
— nor committing to give up all hostages/remains until very end of the 3rd phase.
There's real risk that Hamas will renege before the 3rd phase. Who guarantees Hamas performance?
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-13-2024-5bcb90c93c6449d00a23383213dfcfbb
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas that President Joe Biden outlined in late May at the White House. “Israel has supplied this proposal. It has been sitting on the table for some time. Israel has not contradicted or walked that back,” Sullivan said Thursday in Italy, where Biden was set to attend the annual Group of Seven leaders’ summit. “To this day they stand behind the proposal.” Sullivan reiterated that Hamas had responded by offering an amended proposal and he said the goal is “to figure out how we work to bridge the remaining gaps and get to a deal.”
⬆️ >> #Gantz said #Israel knows how many #hostages in #Gaza are still alive
#Hamas retorts ‘no one has any idea’ how many #Israeli hostages are still alive
Macabre translation: "We can kill any number at any time and prove you wrong"
The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal
Hamas wants deal to include guarantees of permanent #ceasefire and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza WITHOUT telling it how many hostages are still alive?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/middleeast/hamas-interview-israel-gaza-hostages-intl/index.html
Osama Hamdan speaks with CNN about the militant group’s position on stalled ceasefire talks, whether Hamas regrets its decision to attack Israel given the mounting Palestinian death toll, and the leak earlier this week of messages from its chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.
Oh, fuck off with your selective humanity.
Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks
Since October 7, Israel has arrested 4,000 labourers from Gaza and more than 1,000 people in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/21/number-of-palestinian-prisoners-in-israel-doubles-to-10000-in-two-weeks
⬆️ It quickly escalated from "Netanyahu #kicksSand in #Biden's eyes" to #Netanyahu "throwing sand in the eyes of [ #Israeli ] public" 👀
In a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership, Rear Adm. Daniel #Hagari said, “This business of destroying #Hamas [is] simply throwing sand in the eyes of the public… Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a party. It’s rooted in the hearts of the people — whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong”
The Israeli army’s chief spokesman is apparently questioning the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Israel will pursue the fight against Hamas, the group running the besieged Gaza Strip, until its military and governing capabilities in the Palestinian territory are eliminated. But with the Israel-Hamas war now in its ninth month, frustration has been mounting. The Israeli military spokesperson said during a television interview that the “business of destroying Hamas, making Hamas disappear — it’s simply throwing sand in the eyes of the public.”
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