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Biden, Blinken Push Israel to Lose War — for a Fraction of the Hostages

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mystery-ak:
Biden, Blinken Push Israel to Lose War — for a Fraction of the Hostages

Joel B. Pollak 2 May 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have pushed Israel into a position where it must accept defeat in its war against Hamas terrorists — in return for just a fraction of the remaining Israeli hostages.

Under the terms of the hostage deal currently on the table, Israel would withdraw from Gaza; stay out of the last Hamas stronghold in Rafah; and release thousands of convicted Palestinian terrorists, among other concessions.

In return, Hamas would release 33 of the remaining 133 hostages, focusing on the old and infirm. It would retain a number of hostages to trade for a permanent ceasefire. But Israel could not restart the war even if it wanted to do so.

Most of the hostages — including most of the 100 or so still thought to be alive — would remain in Hamas’s hands. Terrorists would also have a strong incentive to kidnap Israelis — and Americans — in future, and will try to do so.

Israeli politicians, from left to right, understand exactly what the country is facing. Left-wing protesters chanted Thursday that Israel must choose between “Rafah” — i.e. winning the war — and releasing some of the hostages.

On the right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative coalition partners have threatened to leave the government if the deal goes through — which is entirely up to Hamas, since Israel has tacitly accepted it.

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https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/05/02/biden-blinken-push-israel-to-lose-war-for-a-fraction-of-the-hostages/

mystery-ak:
Must watch....McCain was right about Blinken.


U.S. Senate
Senator John McCain on Tony Blinken Nomination

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) spoke against Tony Blinken’s nomination to be deputy secretary of state.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?323344-6/senator-john-mccain-tony-blinken-nomination

mountaineer:
Thank goodness for such a serious and well-qualified SoS as Blinken. Our future is secure. The only way it could be better would be if Biden nominated Beto O'Rourke to the post.

 Blinken plays guitar in a bar in Kyiv while Russian troops advance in northeast Ukraine.

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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1790471667380007349

ZNO 🇺🇸
@therealZNO
Playing “Rocking to the Free World” as they suspend elections and take away the very bedrock of democracy.
Fate loves irony but hates hypocrisy.
4:00 PM · May 14, 2024

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
Russia opened a northern front in Ukraine three days ago and our Secretary of State is doing bad covers in a Kyiv bar.
3:26 PM · May 14, 2024

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