Posted on 10/21/2023 7:00:40 AM PDT by FarCenter
Leaders and top officials from more than a dozen countries have gathered in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for a conference to discuss ways to “de-escalate” the Israel-Hamas war amid growing fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
Dubbed the Cairo Summit for Peace, representatives from countries including Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar and South Africa are attending the one-day meeting on Saturday, together with United Nations and European Union officials.
In his opening remarks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited leaders to come to an agreement for a road map to end the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip and revive a path to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The plan’s goals included the delivery of aid to Gaza and agreeing to a ceasefire, followed by negotiations leading to a two-state solution, he said.
“All civilian lives matter,” Jordan’s King Abdullah said, addressing the summit. “The relentless bombing campaign under way in Gaza as we speak is cruel and unconscionable on every level. It is collective punishment of a besieged and helpless people. It is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. It is a war crime.”
“Anywhere else, attacking civilian infrastructure and deliberately starving an entire population of food, water, electricity and basic necessities would be condemned. Accountability would be enforced … but not in Gaza,” he added.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the summit and asked for humanitarian corridors to be opened. He also said Palestinians would not leave. “We will remain on our land.”
The absence of any representative from the Israeli side, and any senior US official, has dampened expectations for what the summit can achieve.
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Israel isnt backing down this time.
A one day meeting??? LOL, you’ve got to be kidding me!
Imagine the “carbon footprint” this bag of wind fiasco is going to leave. A bunch of blowhards shooting the breeze.
What do you think of?
Every one of the nations involved has an ethnicity or religious problem of its own. What does it say about the Biblican mote in one’s eye?
Why haven't they invaded Gaza yet?
Did they do that when we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan? No.
It will de-escalate nicely once Hamas is eradicated, or beaten into submission. De-escalation now simply means more terror attacks in the future.
As Bush said. They will do it on their own timeline.
Perhaps the stage is being set for “a man of peace” to rise up. The world will receive him as a “saviour”
For those of us who await the Trumpet, how much sooner that will be.
I don't know. To my knowledge, they still haven't gone in on the ground to wipe out Hamas.
Exactly! And if and only if Hamas is eradicated.
Yeah, that’ll work.....
You plan and prepare for a major military operation in a week. Reserves have to be gotten up to speed, and much more.
(Perhaps the stage is being set for “a man of peace” to rise up)
I’m certainly wondering if War and Insecurity precedes ......
7 years of ‘Peace and Security’
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Time will tell
Guessing, give citizens more time to flee
Hamas stays behind to fight
Bombing those positions
At least that’s what I’ve seen so far
De escalate only applies to Israel and rightfully Israel should ignore it all.
More than likely not. But they are currently being held back by someone....
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