US and Arab mediators are engaging in negotiations in Egypt and Qatar, while the most important party is missing from the meetings: Israel. The Biden administration and the Arabs don’t control how Israel defends itself. Qatar and Saudi Arabia blamed October 7 on the Israeli “occupation,” while Egypt and Qatar were among those who condemned Israel’s recent establishment of a buffer zone on Syrian territory. Israel must do whatever it takes to protect its country from jihad threats.
While the Biden administration talks Israel-Hamas ceasefire with Arab representatives, another round of meetings took place about the release of Israeli hostages:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Adam Boehler, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The meeting, part of a series of high-level engagements, included discussions with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
“Israel keeps up Gaza bombardment as ceasefire talks intensify,” by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters, December 19, 2024:
CAIRO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday.
The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Mediators had managed to narrow some gaps on previous sticking points but differences remained, the sources said….
The Israeli military said it struck Hamas militants operating in command and control complexes in areas that were previously used as the Al-Karama and Sha’ban Schools in Tuffah. It said Hamas used the complexes to plan and execute attacks against its forces….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Given the latest revelations about Biden’s condition the last couple of days, it begs the question: who exactly is calling the shots on this policy, and having the State Department and the NSA have a policy different from the incoming administration?
somehistory says
Hostages….innocent victims of a terror attack held and tortured by terrorists.
“palestinian prisoners”….terrorists, murderers, rapists, being held by authorities for crimes committed against innocent civilians and the government.
Why is there always the *exchange*? No one should agree to the release of criminals for the release of the innocent *kidnap victims* being held by terrorists.
The ‘biden team’ working with terrorists….par for the course and orchestrated by bo….the mozlum who infiltrated the U.S. government; an operative of international enemy nations, still working his islam evils.
Cynthia says
The UN and BBC will say Israel attacked schools. These are barracks and command centers of the terrorists. So many”civilians” are terrorists in Gaza it’s even an oxymoron to call them human shields.
sporticus says
Yes Virginia, although you have never seen him, there really is a Santa Claus.
And yes, although Hamas doesn’t know where they are and say they need a week to search for them, the hostages are just like Santa Claus…you might never see them but they really, really are there.
somehistory says
Some of us knew or suspected something like this…..OT
“Biden May Commute Sentences of All 40 Death Row Inmates, Including Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Report”
‘With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden may commute sentences for the 40 inmates currently on death row, which includes Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
The move comes following pressure from religious and civil rights groups, who have been urging the president to commute death row sentences, which they believe are immoral. The Vatican also displayed support for commutations—last month, Pope Francis prayed for mercy for death row inmates in the US in his weekly address.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-may-commute-sentences-of-all-40-death-row-inmates-including-boston-bomber-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-report/ar-AA1whv4V?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=3be780b9bfd64ed4a7d213da202286f7&ei=33