Tag: Ceasefire
A ceasefire with Hamas is nonsense
Since when did terrorism enter the lexicon of valid political or diplomatic debate? Since when did intellectual up become intellectual down, and the real targets of intended genocide, Israel and the Jewish people, become...
Netanyahu: Hostage accord not close, Hamas to blame
Talks with Hamas on a renewed hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release deal are faltering due to the Islamist group’s rejectionism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated in an interview on Thursday morning.
Commenting in an interview with Fox News’ “Fox &...
After Hamas kills hostages, Biden pressures Netanyahu on truce deal
U.S. President Joe Biden accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of not doing enough to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages-and-terrorists-release deal with Hamas, two weeks after Jerusalem accepted the latest proposals put forward by...
On petitions, hostages and hypocritical rabbis
More than 90 rabbis and cantors signed a letter this month to Israel’s prime minister, demanding that Israel cease firing at Hamas and release a large number of terrorists to gain the release of...
Reports of ‘near collapse’ of Cairo negotiations untrue, Kirby says
Discussions between Israel and Hamas in Cairo have been “constructive” and ongoing, and media reports of a “near collapse” of negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal are inaccurate, John Kirby told reporters...
Hamas is exploiting dead hostages
The news that Hamas was planning to dig up corpses from an old British cemetery in the Gaza Strip to pressure the British government to turn against Israel shines a spotlight on a question...
Netanyahu demands swift release of living hostages, control of ‘security assets’
Israel will continue to press for a truce deal that will free as many living hostages as possible while retaining security control over key areas of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed during a meeting with...
US, European leaders endorse continued hostage negotiations with Hamas
Leaders in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the United States came together on Monday to call for peace in the Middle East.
The White House released a joint statement from the Western nations advocating for...
Netanyahu-Biden meeting to focus on Gaza ceasefire deal
Ongoing efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza will take center stage during Israeli Prime Minister’s scheduled meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, according to administration officials.
A senior administration...
‘Hamas will not accept a hostage deal if Israel can resume the fight’
“Steady progress.” Those are the words one hears from all sides involved in the renewed attempts to forge a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
The efforts began after Hamas dropped its demand that Israel...