Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu has rejected #Hamas demands for a cease-fire and vowed to press ahead with #Israel’s military offensive in #Gaza until achieving “absolute victory.”
https://apnews.com/article/6ceffca2970243cd039e90268c32c617
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“#Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in #Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators and backed by the United States and #Israel.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-seeks-prisoner-hostage-exchange-withdrawal-israeli-forces-ceasefire-2024-02-07/
“#Hamas has backed off some key demands in the negotiations for a hostage deal and pause in the fighting in #Gaza following Israeli accusations that its position was “delusional,” bringing the negotiating parties closer to an initial agreement that could halt the fighting and see a group of #Israel hostages released, two sources familiar with the discussions say.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/hamas-demands-gaza-negotiations?cid=ios_app
“An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo on Sunday as part of negotiations for a ceasefire-hostage release deal in the #Gaza Strip... A Walla report stated that #Hamas will also send a delegation to the Egyptian capital for negotiations.
According to the report, the Israeli delegation will present the names of the Palestinian terrorists that #Israel refuses to release and will demand to receive the list of hostages that will be included in the deal.”
👉🏼👉🏼“#Israel has agreed to release 700-800 Palestinian prisoners as part of #ceasefire & hostage release deal..
The terrorists agreed upon for release by Israel incl 100s who are serving life sentences for murdering Israelis in terror attacks..In return, 40 hostages will be released by #Hamas”
“#Netanyahu says Israeli forces ‘unintentionally hit innocent people’ after strike on #Gaza aid convoy kills 7 workers
World Central Kitchen said it was pausing its operations in the region, and Cyprus said that ships carrying aid to the Palestinian enclave were turning back, a major setback for efforts to get food to a population pushed to the brink of starvation by the #Israel-#Hamas war.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-central-kitchen-says-israeli-strike-kills-7-workers-halts-aid-rcna145976
"TikTok takes steps to combat extremism, hate speech and misinformation amid Hamas war"
https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-795852
"The tech giant includes implicit bias training for moderation teams and provides refreshers on their hate policy focused on antisemitism and Islamophobia."
i spend my time mocking #MAGA and #vatniks
but due to recent news, i'm going to point some vitriol at another audience right now:
criticize #Israel govt / #Netanyahu all you want. 100% ok
but any #antisemitism or hatred of #Judaism / #Jews makes you a pathetic piece of sh**
change, douchebag
you're as #fascist as MAGA
and some more bile for some others:
criticize #Hamas all you want
but any hate for #Palestinians, and you too are a fascist #bigot
it's a f***ing shame i have to say this
World Central Kitchen says it has 276 trucks with eight million meals ready and will resume distributing food in Gaza nearly a month after seven workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike. "Ultimately, we decided we must keep feeding," the charity said on Sunday. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/moViEt
#News #WorldNews #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Palestine
Inside the #WhiteHouse Scramble to Broker a Deal in #Gaza
The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as #POTUS #Biden & his team try to ultimately end the #war that has devastated Gaza.
Over the course of a few hours, the news from the #MiddleEast came into the WH Situation Room fast & furious.
#Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #civilians #Rafah #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/politics/biden-cease-fire-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
“#Israel put forward a new cease-fire proposal and hostage release deal on Monday, which has now been passed on to #Hamas, an Egyptian security source told ABC News.
Mediators are awaiting a response from Hamas within 24 hours, the source said.
This is the first time Israel has taken the first move to submit a draft proposal since the war began, according to the source. Previous proposals have been initiated by Egyptian and Qatari mediators”
NYT—Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu of Israel threw up a hurdle on Saturday to President #Biden’s declaration a day earlier that it was “time for this war to end,” reiterating that #Israel would not agree to a permanent cease-fire in #Gaza before the destruction of #Hamas’s military and governing capabilities.
United Nation human rights officials said they were "profoundly shocked" by the Israeli operation that freed four hostages in central #Gaza over the weekend, adding that actions by both Israel and #Hamas "may amount to war crimes." #Israel
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-hamas-war-in-gaza/israels-actions-during-hostage-rescue-may-amount-to-war-crimes-un-agency-says-111010212?cid=social_twitter_abcn&id=110972861
The U.N. says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes during the deadly raid to free hostages.
AP reports: https://flip.it/9DcnLl
Mandatory reading, Herta Müller, "Open Letter":
I have said from the beginning that #Hamas #Oct7 attacks were timed for #ElectionInterference in #US #Election2024.
Never has this been more obvious than now.
Members of BOTH #Arab and #Jewish diaspora in #US have ratcheted up their attacks on #Democrats since #KamalaHarris became the presumptive nominee.
I have noted at length Rashida #Tlaib's role under that hashtag. Below, I note some from the #Israeli side.
BOTH groups are holding #Harris hostage to extract concessions for their side.
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针对以色列的 “伊斯兰阵线” 是不会存在的。对于过去来说 - 是的,要建立这样一个阵线的可能性并非为零,但同样 - 这样一个阵线不可避免地会有非常大的难以堵住的缺口。
问题在于没有伊斯兰团结,也没有阿拉伯团结。曾经有人试图创建一个泛阿拉伯的复兴社会党,该党甚至在叙利亚、伊拉克、约旦、苏丹、黎巴嫩等地都有分支机构。然而他们显然把精力放在折腾彼此上了,而不是折腾资本家。但至少这些人都是阿拉伯人,没有出现身份认同的问题,而土耳其和某个所谓的伊斯兰阵线总体上只是一个东方童话。仅仅因为在这里,除了政治和教派内部的分歧之外,还有民族主义的矛盾。阿拉伯人对奥斯曼帝国记忆犹新,绝非所有人都认为那个时代是生命的庆典。
最重要的是,土耳其和哈马斯是穆斯林兄弟。而阿拉伯世界对穆斯林兄弟的态度非常暧昧。他们基本上被视为边缘化的且不可谈判的暴徒。
埃尔多安表面上呼吁对抗以色列,但实际上他并不关心巴勒斯坦人,他是在呼吁加入哈马斯 (https://t.me/iyouport/13888)。没人会帮哈马斯的,同样也没有人会去帮助以哈马斯为食的卡塔尔。前者是他的同事,后者是他的奶牛。
另方面,埃尔多安在国内也有自己的问题。经济形势非常糟糕。通货膨胀,停滞。在此背景下,反对党的支持率正在上升,虽然不是很快,但却很稳定。因此他需要一场危机来转移当地选民的注意力,最重要的是,要解释(尽管是歪曲性地解释)为什么土耳其会出现问题。
这是一个规律:政权的崩溃和彻底破产往往会被一系列无休止的人为危机所掩盖,这些危机要求暴力急剧增加,并从根本上粉碎任何具有相当具体和客观原因的不满情绪 (https://t.me/iyouport/13820)。
所有独裁政权迟早都会走到需要敌人的阶段。埃尔多安已经接近这个阶段了。