A ceasefire doesn’t protect Israeli civilians. It protects Hamas.
Describing a “ceasefire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages” rather than a ceasefire in exchange for is deliberately ambiguous.The draft UN resolution from the Biden administration calls for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides, allow for the delivery of essential humanitarian assistance, and alleviate humanitarian suffering, and towards that end unequivocally supports ongoing international diplomatic efforts to secure such a ceasefire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages”.
But that makes sense as the Biden administration is following Qatar’s lead in moving away from a straight exchange and toward a ceasefire as a good thing in and of itself.
That means Israel can’t fight Hamas and can’t free its hostages. The same however is not true of Hamas.
The draft UN resolution falsely claims that a ceasefire will “protect civilians on all sides”.
There was a ceasefire on Oct 6. Furthermore, during the so-called humanitarian pause of the previous hostage exchange, Hamas terrorists carried out a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, murdering a pregnant woman and an elderly Rabbi.
So far the death toll from the truce includes Liba Dickman, a 24-year old preschool teacher pregnant with her first child, Chanah Ifergan, a 67-year-old principal and Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, a 73-year-old rabbi. Who knows what more deaths the bloody truce will bring.
3 dead and at least 11 wounded after only 6 days of truce.
A ceasefire is not about ending attacks on Israel. It does not protect Israeli civilians. Just the opposite. It provides cover for Hamas to plan and launch further attacks like the one on Oct 7.
No such thing ever worked or will work. Hamas has made it clear that it intends to destroy Israel. Period.
What a ceasefire does is stop Israel from taking out Hamas.
Wellington says
Joe Biden would sell out anyone or any anything if it benefitted him and his family. The man is a turd, horribly corrupt, a complete jerk, a monumental liar, someone massively incompetent and, in the final analysis, a traitor.
He has no virtues. None. He is the bottom of the pit in the history of American politics and America and Americans, as well as Israel and Israelis (and many others like the Ukrainians), are now fully realizing the effects of this despicable human being who, like Karl Marx, gets everything ass-backwards. Anyone doubting me, well then, just name something Karl Marx got right—or Joe Biden.
Keys says
Yes, Biden and Obama, the faces of the most destructive traitors to the USA in the nation’s history. I detest them both.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
100% agree.
Interestingly, Biden is so evil, deluded, and demented that he actually thinks that he is an “excellent POTUS”.
Mike says
Joe Biden probably thinks that fellatio is an Italian opera singer, that’s how spaced out he is. Even when President Reagan was in full Alzheimer’s mode after retirement, he was probably more lucid than Biden is right now.
40 rounds says
You forgot POS
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Is this the same ceasefire resolution that both Russia and China vetoed? What gives?
Keys says
Good question!
Maybe China wants to get the contracts to rebuild Gaza as part of their Belt and Road Initiative.
Blougeoisie says
I bet they’d be happy to woo israel from America as the Arabs are a sad bet.
As soon as this happens, free Palestine will be as heard as free Tibet and Kurdistan and the Uighurs or Georgia or Artsahk or all the anti ukraine invasion protests.
somehistory says
I wonder the same.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch
“Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to ‘send Netanyahu to Allah,’ Israel summons envoy”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/turkey-s-erdogan-threatens-to-send-netanyahu-to-allah-israel-summons-envoy/ar-BB1knRhC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=57a8e10e960445c79a98a460627d12d6&ei=39
brenrod says
Good question, article is confusing.
Mind watch says
Yes, I’ve always been a bit on the naive side with Biden – but as all the events unfold and the real intent behind it all are made simple and succinct by Daniel, I can see that Biden is elusive, seemingly committal but not, and quite deceptive. He snuggles up to all parties concerned in the conflict, conveying unyielding support for all (being everyone’s friend?), yet doing nothing definite for anyone, till now. How often I have seen him align with the ‘Pro-Pal’ mindless masses the UN, then go back to Israel saying repeatedly ‘Israel has the right to defend itself’, along with other gestures of solidarity. He is a true chameleon! It does seem his ambiguity is a strategy
that allows him to avoid making hard decisions, and keeping his credibility up – an ongoing technique of of ‘sitting on the fence’. I used to really admire him, thinking him forthright and noble, but not anymore. His ceasefire terms are nonsense as Daniel shows – his mentioning of the hostages is all so waffly – implying that the release of the hostages is a condition of the cease-fire when it is not. It’s completely up to interpretation and again he seems to have avoided responsibility through contrived ambiguity. He’s betrayed Yetanyahu. I’m disappointed about all this, but at least all the comments have opened my eyes.
James Lincoln says
Mind watch,
Good analysis.
Biden has no “character”; he will change like a chameleon depending upon the political winds.
drew webb says
Biden doesn’t sound much different to that other snake ………..Abbas.
tgusa says
They wear those masks so they can pose as innocent civilians victimized by the big bad Israelis when the time is right.
Scotsman48 says
How strange it seems that Old Joe and his merry gang of morons all want a ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel situation but not a word about a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine situation.
Which one of these two situations would be a more financially benefit to the Biden Crime Gang ?.
Not a trick question.
jerry glenn says
Blatant Islamopandering.
FYI says
The Jews,the Christians and the muslims
All three religions accept the veracity of theTorah
In terms of following the law of Moses..Jews and Christians are in the same ballpark
muslims are outside the ballpark running around aimlessly although they THINK they own the ballpark..Someday they believe they will own the ballpark but it is already owned and the owner will never allow it to be sold
[allah of the kaaba is NOT the Biblical God.allah does confirm the Torah{koran 3:3} but the teachings of the koran itself violate the laws IN the Torah.Jerusalem has prophetic protection Zechariah chpt 12 v3,v9
islam has no Golden Rule{=the MEANING of the law of Moses Matthew 7 v12} and the 2 chief commandments;{“the whole of th law”} cannot exist in islam because of the koran;s teaching that non-muslims are “the WORST of created beings” koran 98:6
FYI says
A funny think about the law of Moses is that many “holy men” don’t like to be told they have to conform to these Two Chief commandments;they prefer the rules and rituals.So they think that will work.
It won’t!
They prefer their religious rules to the actual law given
But if the Two chief commandments are missing in a soul then no amout of religious devotion or adcherence to religious laws will suffice.