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Blinken slams Hamas for refusing cease-fire proposal, says terror group could have ended Gaza bloodshed with one word
NY Post ^ | 06/12/2024 | Ronny Reyes

Posted on 06/12/2024 11:46:26 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Hamas for refusing a UN-backed cease-fire proposal, saying the terror group could have halted the war in Gaza with a single word.

Speaking from Qatar on Wednesday, Blinken pointed out that the current proposal is nearly identical to the one Hamas itself proposed last month, accusing the terrorists of prolonging the war just to insert more demands that undermine the ongoing peace talks.

“It was a deal that Israel accepted and the world was behind. Hamas could have answered with a single word: ‘Yes,'” Blinken told reporters in Doha.

While he did not go into the specific demands that Hamas is now making, the secretary of state described some of the requests as “workable,” while others were clearly nonstarters.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Government; Hamas
KEYWORDS: blinken; ceasefire; gaza; hamas
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To: ConservativeMind

Biden accept the proposal he made on behalf of Israel thereby binding them to his decree. That’s how the rules based international order works.


21 posted on 06/12/2024 12:43:13 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Ah there’s another party involved lest we forget LOL;-)


22 posted on 06/12/2024 12:45:21 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: SomeCallMeTim

Every single time that the PLO, or Hezbollah, or Hamas or the Taliban have been given what they asked for, they turned around and said NO, seeing in the other side weakness.

The Islamists see any kind of compromise as weakness and believe they are winning when the other side offers compromises. The Israelis know this, gave them what they asked for, and they said no. Predictable, and allows the Israelis to keep kicking their can back into hades.


23 posted on 06/12/2024 12:52:16 PM PDT by wbarmy (Trying to do better.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blinken announces more than $400M in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza

“Only one third of the current United Nations appeal is funded. That leaves a shortfall of approximately $2 billion to $3 billion. Every country can help fill this gap. Yet some who expressed great concern over the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza, including countries with the capacity to give a lot, have provided very little – or nothing at all,” Blinken said without naming specific countries. “It is time for everyone, everyone, to step up.”

The new $404 million in funding from the US will go toward “food, safe drinking water, health care, protection, education, shelter, and psychosocial support,” according to a media note from the State Department.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/politics/antony-blinken-gaza-aid-humanitarian


24 posted on 06/12/2024 12:56:18 PM PDT by GailA (Land Grabs, Poisoned Food, KILL the COWS, Bidenomics=BIDEN DEPRESSION. STAGNATION)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The most useless, feckless SoS since Cyrus Vance..


25 posted on 06/12/2024 12:57:40 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blinken is such a fool.
The entire Biden administration lies to our faces and promotes a narrative that an idiot could debunk. America’s gravitas and international reputation is in tatters.


26 posted on 06/12/2024 12:59:37 PM PDT by JayGalt (DEI = Didn’t Earn It)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Biden gave them the nod for the Gaza bloodshed by hammering Israel with no support or else deal.


27 posted on 06/12/2024 1:01:02 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The problem that Blinken and the Biden Administration have with trying to put together a deal is that each side wants an agreement where the other side no longer exists. Not sure there room for diplomacy with that kind of demand. And it’s ridiculous that Blinken doesn’t have a clue about who he’s dealing with.


28 posted on 06/12/2024 1:01:51 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Delusional twit! Hamas wants to exterminate the Jews, not make peace

No peace
No negotiations
No recognition


30 posted on 06/12/2024 1:10:25 PM PDT by fuente (Liberty resides in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box--Fredrick Douglas)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blinkey Dangerfield. No respect.


31 posted on 06/12/2024 1:18:33 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When did WE decide to make America a UN 5-Star Asylum Paradise for Socialist losers?)
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To: TonyinLA
Kill 7-8 civilians per insurgent liquidated?

In this case I'm not seeing the problem.

Pali-family-values

32 posted on 06/12/2024 2:47:05 PM PDT by null and void (“No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up”. ~ Lily Tomlin)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Frankly I’m sick of seeing this guy in the news clips. He appears weak and has no none authority to make any decisions!


33 posted on 06/12/2024 3:53:35 PM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 ( This clears up a lot of misconception)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Hamas Covenant 1988”

“The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. Neither a single Arab country nor all Arab countries, neither any king or president, nor all the kings and presidents, neither any organization nor all of them, be they Palestinian or Arab, possess the right to do that.”

“There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors.”

“It is necessary to instill the spirit of Jihad in the heart of the nation so that they would confront the enemies and join the ranks of the fighters.”

“Woman in the home of the fighting family, whether she is a mother or a sister, plays the most important role in looking after the family, rearing the children and embuing them with moral values and thoughts derived from Islam. She has to teach them to perform the religious duties in preparation for the role of fighting awaiting them. That is why it is necessary to pay great attention to schools and the curriculum followed in educating Moslem girls, so that they would grow up to be good mothers, aware of their role in the battle of liberation.”

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp


34 posted on 06/12/2024 4:01:49 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: V V Camp Enari 67-68

He’s such a beta twerp.


35 posted on 06/12/2024 4:02:47 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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