President Biden is close to negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, if anyone's interested

[bigtree]

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israel and Hamas move closer to cease-fire
The talks comes as negotiations had stalled over the last few months between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden spoke on the phone Thursday and reviewed a Wednesday response from the Palestinian militant group Hamas to the latest Israeli peace proposal, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.

The official told reporters that Hamas has moved closer toward accepting a multi-phase ceasefire deal with Israel that over time aims to see hostages released, fighting stopped and rebuilding begin in the territory.

The official acknowledged that the response “does not mean this deal is going to be closed in a period of days,” but added that outstanding issues for a final agreement mostly center on implementation. They also said that the White House believes “there’s a pretty significant opening here.”

...the White House signaled earlier this month that the two sides were closer than ever to reaching a cease-fire deal that would end hostilities in the Gaza Strip and lead to the release of the remaining hostages. On June 26, a senior administration official told reporters that “we’re close to a deal” and that talks were “down to specific paragraphs.”

read: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/biden-netanyahu-israel-hamas-cease-fire-00166598

Link to tweet

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US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/04/us-hamas-ceasefire-proposal-gaza-breakthrough-israel

[Music Man]

1. This would be huge.

For lots of reasons. Fingers crossed.

[bigtree]

15. yes, for so many reasons

When a ceasefire is announced, I will just run. No one ask me where. I myself don’t even know.
I will just run, and run.
Maybe to a space in this city, maybe to my old solitude, maybe towards the sun.
I don’t know, the important thing is to arrive at a quiet place: a place that allow me to weep for a long time.

-Unattributed

[Lovie777]

2. Corporate media.........................

Biden is old.

[paleotn]

29. He pulls this off and that narrative is dead.

[DemocraticPatriot]

55. "This is bad news for Biden, because--"

[House of Roberts]

3. BBC News has covered it some but right now they are deep into their election coverage.

Labour is likely to win over 400 seats per exit polling. They need 326 to form a government.

[elleng]

4. Excellent, but I trust neither of the 'other' parties.

[BComplex]

21. Me either, elleng. Hamas can't be trusted ever. Netanyahu can't give the democratic party in the USA a win.

It really will be a miracle if this goes through.

[Cha]

5. Yeah, I care deeply. And,

the "media" is the Enemy of the State of Democracy.

[Progressive dog]

6. That is a big effing deal

[senseandsensibility]

7. Will NYT give Biden any credit?

Or will they find a way to twist it into a negative?

[StarryNite]

27. Will they even mention it?

[BootinUp]

8. K&R

[Ocelot II]

9. NYT headline: "Fumbling Octogenarian Stays Awake Long Enough To Negotiate Ceasefire"

Just wait...

[wryter2000]

10. If he succeeds, the NYT headline will be

Embattled Biden, while fending off calls from members of his own party to step aside, negotiates ceasefire in Gaza war.

[bigtree]

11. what's an NYT?

...

I know of a failing news org by that name. Used to do news. Now does tabloid.

[enid602]

52. NYT

It’s short for NYT WYTZ.

[triron]

12. Sounds good.

[LakeArenal]

13. When did media accurately report Biden's successes?

Old decrepit Joe yesterday, corrupt mastermind today.

[SocialDemocrat61]

14. But, but, but...

The debate

[Beartracks]

16. "... and the media doesn't even care."

Gotta make sure the university progressives stay mad at him.

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[bigtree]

18. what's a university progressive?

...I know what a progressive university is.

Assessing the top 40 universities and colleges across the U.S. based on statistics concerning diversity, inclusivity, sustainability, and freedom of speech...

Taking all factors into account, President Biden is kicking ass, and the media's so drunk by this hour they can't even remember his name.

Yeah, they like to stoke division. Wedges.

[berniesandersmittens]

17. Please let this happen

[unblock]

19. If this is public, it's a sure bet that Republicans are trying to sabotage the deal.

[BComplex]

20. I'm guessing Netanyahu is just jerking Joe around again.

I'm guessing Netanyahu won't go through with it for some reason. He really wants trump to win the election in November, and he's not going to be excited about giving Biden a win.
Just a guess.

[B.See]

24. Well, I'm hoping that's NOT the case. I'm hoping

for PEACE, an end to the conflict, death and suffering, the return of hostages, and ultimately a lasting, two state solution, that brings peace to Israelis and Palestinians alike.

[BComplex]

54. Believe me I'm hoping and wishing for the same thing!

We've just seen it fall apart so many times, and for little or no good reason, that it's hard to keep being hopeful over and over again. BUT...I still do hope.

[ForgedCrank]

22. Thank you

for posting. This is what we are supposed to be talking about all of the time. Spreading this type of information is how we win the election.

[Mme. Defarge]

23. But

his debate performance. . .

[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. I hope this becomes another line in Biden's wall...

[keithbvadu2]

26. Hamas has promised to do more terrorism and kill more Jews. I don't have much belief in long term good.

Trump's republicans support Hamas' policy of killing more Jews.

[Shipwack]

28. Hopefully it won't be sabotaged by the Republicans...

Like Vietnam.

Or the Iranian hostage crisis...

I'm sure there are some I am missing, and others we don't know about...

[brush]

30. Fingers crossed. Hope it happens. Hamas is hard to trust, but so is Netanyahu...

as he so often backs out at the last minute to resume bombing...even threatening another front against Hezbollah.

Again, fingers crossed.

[WA-03 Democrat]

31. Time out!

Jared Kushner already brought peace to the Middle East.


The usurper

[TBF]

44. The only thing Jared will bring to the middle east is high rises of condos in Gaza - nt

[WA-03 Democrat]

49. The man has vision

And unlimited funds from SA and the RU. He believes his own bullshit!

[vercetti2021]

32. He does this,

He will automatically pull back ahead of Trump, this will be fucking huge

[Wounded Bear]

33. He won't get credit until it actually happens, and even then he won't get much...nt

[WarGamer]

42. To be honest, there are numerous nations working on a cease fire...

Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar as working just as hard... in fact they're the MAIN negotiators.

[Takket]

34. i don't trust Bibi at all

I think he wants the war to continue, and he also wants drumpf back in the white house because he knows drumpf will back a full annexation of Gaza.

As such I wouldn't put it past Bibi to keep promising a cease fire then pulling back to make Biden look bad before the election.

The White House should tread VERY carefully and announce nothing unless it is signed in blood.

[WarGamer]

35. In other news... Hezbollah launched over 200 rockets and artillery fire into Northern Israel yesterday...

[bigtree]

40. so Hezbollah, not Hamas

...likely the best way to ease tensions with Hezbollah is with a ceasefire.

[WarGamer]

41. I'd hope so... bring the temperature down in Gaza and hopefully Hezbollah goes quiet.

[ancianita]

36. Biden negotiates with untrustworthy parties. He tries his damnedest, and they'd better do what's right.

If they do, one can bet that Joe's made them an offer they can't refuse, terms that benefit them both. I wouldn't underestimate his team's art of the deal skills.

[WarGamer]

43. You know this isn't a US led effort, right?

The primary nations negotiating the deal are Turkey, Egypt and Qatar... the US has officials that simply keep in touch with the negotiators.

There are no Americans sitting at the table across from Hamas

[ancianita]

48. No, I didn't know that. Duh me. So his talking to Bibi 12 times lately means nothing. Got it.

So US officials just "keep in touch" ?? Okay, then. I'll just take your word for that.

[mcar]

37. Despite all this nonsense,

he is still leading, at home and abroad.

Funny, isn't it, how the "pro-Palestine" protests have stopped since the debate? One wonders....

[SpankMe]

39. Would be a nice October surprise. n/t

[NoMoreRepugs]

45. NYT and the WP will struggle to find front page space for this - because diner patrons in Bumfuck, Idaho

were recently interviewed on their feelings towards JoeB after his debate performance, the entire world waits with bated breath.

[lapucelle]

46. Well, the press has clearly moved on to more important things.

So sad that the journalists careerists at the NYT and WaPo are too busy chasing the latest Biden gossip from the same five anonymous sources that they missed real news about that thing they pretended to care so much about just a few weeks ago.

[lapucelle]

47. And the press also failed to cover this story, which at least provides context

for the revived ceasefire talks.

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Political earthquake in Israel

The two left-wing parties agreed to merge into a new one, meaning the left vote will no longer be split (which got Netanyahu elected in the first place)

Helps guarantee Bibi will lose the next election

Link to tweet

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Israel's Labor Party, Left-wing Meretz Merge Into One Party, to Be Called 'The Democrats'

According to the agreement signed by Labor Party chair Yair Golan and Meretz leader Tomer Reznik, this is not a technical merger, but rather the creation of a brand-new party that will operate as a single entity moving forward

"Today we have built a framework that will serve the public as best as possible on the way to promoting elections and replacing the most terrible government since the establishment of the state," Golan said.

Reznik stated that "this union is a double correction - it is also a correction of the past, but it is mainly a correction for the future - because without the union and without the integration of the ideology and ideas of the parties alongside their translation into a significant political force, there will be no correction for Israel. This is the only political body that bravely waves the political, social and civil flag, and Israel must make fateful decisions in these areas."

https://archive.ph/cDVbC#selection-1107.0-1119.483

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100219104557

[BadgerMom]

50. That's my President!

Still ridin’ with Biden!

[DEM1955]

51. We need some good news

Biden will jump in the polls if this gets done. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

[Iggo]

53. Doing the job. (n/t)

[peggysue2]

56. What?

You mean there's something else going on in the world beyond Biden bashing??? And that 'something' could actually put the end to the violence raging between Israel and Hamas? And that Joe Biden, the object of the daily bashing here in the US, is at the center of facilitating a ceasefire and the release of hostages which everyone's been screaming, begging for?

Maybe we should clue Joe in that he's too old for negotiating a peace or saving lives, that his debate disqualifies him from even trying because certainly there's a younger, more astute, less verbally challenged leader in the wings.

No?

Just another example of our President Joe Biden doing the hard work while refusing to give up even when dealing with less than good-faith actors on either side.

For the common good. Everywhere.