Kind of weird that Biden isn’t taking credit for this proposal that only benefits Hamas after all commies love taking credit for stuff but Biden doesn’t want credit for this makes ya wonder
**In the past 48 hours, both Netanyahu and his defense minister, in public statements, have denied submitting this peace proposal.**
It’s worth remembering that both Biden and Netanyahu are accomplished liars Ina fight for their political survival ——
It’s been reported that Israel did submit a proposal, the war cabinet did know in advance Biden was going public and with what — with the cabinet’s okay.
The Times of Israel reported that Immediately after the speech, Netanyahu released an initial statement saying that “The Israeli government is united in the desire to return our hostages as soon as possible and is working to achieve this goal.” (https://www.timesofisrael.com/non-starter-netanyahu-says-no-permanent-gaza-ceasefire-until-hamas-destroyed/)
Netanyahu’s statement changed on Saturday after two coalition members threatened to resign, toppling Netanyahu’s government.
Another report:
Israel confirms Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal proposal details laid out by Biden
Axios, Jun 1, 2024
Israel confirmed President Biden’s speech on Friday described “in general” the Israeli proposal for a hostage-ceasefire deal in Gaza but emphasized Israel can resume fighting if it thinks Hamas violates the deal at any point.
Why it matters: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his aides are focusing on the aspects of the potential deal that are more favorable to Israel as the prime minister faces opposition to the proposal that could threaten the future of his coalition.
U.S. officials said they are encouraged that Netanyahu hasn’t pushed backed on Biden’s speech or denied it reflects the Israeli proposal delivered to Hamas several days ago.
State of play: Shortly after the Jewish Sabbath ended, Netanyahu’s ultranationalist coalition partners ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich issued statements attacking the Israeli proposal, which they heard about for the first time in Biden’s speech.
* They said they told Netanyahu if this proposal goes through and turns into a deal, they will leave the coalition and topple the government.
* Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid responded by issuing a statement committing to give Netanyahu a political “safety net” if needed in order to pass the deal.
The latest: The U.S., Egypt and Qatar issues a joint statement on Saturday calling on both Hamas and Israel to finalize an agreement “embodying the principles outlined by President Biden.”
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Behind the scenes: The White House notified the Israeli prime minister’s office about Biden’s speech about two hours in advance, U.S. officials said.
* U.S. officials spoke to the Israeli ambassador in Washington Mike Herzog and to one of Netanyahu’s advisers and described the speech to them in broad terms.
* The White House also informed Israeli War cabinet member minister Benny Gantz and defense minister Yoav Galant in advance about Biden’s speech, a U.S. official told Axios.
* The U.S. official said the White House was disappointed by Gantz’s initial reaction. But on Saturday, Gantz issued a statement welcoming Biden’s speech and calling on Netanyahu to push forward with a hostage deal.
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/01/israel-gaza-hostage-ceasefire-deal-confirms-biden