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Harris calls for cease-fire and hostage release, after Netanyahu meeting
The Washington Post ^ | Updated July 25, 2024 at 7:13 p.m. EDT|Published July 25, 2024 at 12:31 p.m. EDT | Tyler Pager and John Hudson

Posted on 07/25/2024 5:46:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Vice President Harris implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to accept a cease-fire deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages, as U.S. leaders say they are closer than ever to an agreement.

Vice President Harris implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to accept a cease-fire deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages, as U.S. leaders say they are closer than ever to an agreement.

“Let’s get the deal done so we can get a cease-fire to end the war,” she told reporters in brief remarks after her bilateral meeting with Netanyahu at the White House. “Let’s bring the hostages home, and let’s provide much-needed relief to the Palestinian people.”

Harris’s decision to give her full backing for the deal and explain its general outline appeared designed to add pressure on Israel and Hamas to close the remaining gaps in reaching an agreement to at least temporarily end more than nine months of conflict.

That it was the vice president, not President Biden, giving public remarks after they each held bilateral meetings with the Israeli leader reflected how much has changed in Washington in recent days. Biden announced Sunday he was exiting the presidential race; by Tuesday, Harris had become the likely Democratic nominee.

In her remarks, Harris reiterated that she remains a firm backer of Israel, reflecting on collecting money to plant trees in Israel as a young girl, while also expressing serious concern about some of Israel’s conduct in its unrelenting military campaign in Gaza.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Hamas; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cackles; ceasefire; israel; kamala; kamalaharris; netanyahu; thecackler; washingtoncompost
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A friggin pineapple running the former United States of America. What the hell happened.


41 posted on 07/25/2024 9:44:09 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (My Pronouns are : He Be, She Be, We Be, and HeBeJeebees.)
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To: johniegrad

She apparently would be satisfied with a promise to release hostages in exchange for a cease fire. Now do you feel better?


42 posted on 07/25/2024 11:00:29 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Where is Biden. Or is Harris really president now.


43 posted on 07/25/2024 11:36:08 PM PDT by Revel
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kamala Harris is the Vice President of the United States. So she has to defend the Biden Administration's record. There's a lack of respect in the Nation's Capital and obviously, it's not a good look. So Kamala changed her mind and met with Netanyahu yesterday.

44 posted on 07/25/2024 11:54:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hostage release?! By gum, why didn’t anyone think of that before?! If only she had called for a cease fire on the 7th of October, everything would have been all better by now./dripping sarcasm tinged with fury

Leftist delusion #1: Wishful thinking = reality.


45 posted on 07/26/2024 12:42:18 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum


46 posted on 07/26/2024 1:21:40 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They had a ‘cease-fire’ on October 6. They squandered it, and now must face the consequences.


47 posted on 07/26/2024 2:29:36 AM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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To: Revel

“Or is Harris really president now.”
^

Good question. Who does she think she is?


48 posted on 07/26/2024 2:38:50 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦......Say it fast...Kamala D. Harris = CALAMITY Harris...)
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To: johniegrad

... I saw what you did there ...


49 posted on 07/26/2024 2:58:58 AM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Vice President Harris implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to accept a cease-fire deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages, as U.S. leaders say they are closer than ever to an agreement.”

Israel needs to “accept” a cease-fire deal? How about Hamas releases all the hostages first? In exchange, Hamas and their Pali followers get safe passage from Israel to Iran. Let the Mullahs decide what to do with them.


50 posted on 07/26/2024 3:13:29 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Paging Dr. Bandy Lee. Dr. Lee please pick up the white courtesy phone.)
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To: PghBaldy

My fault, I usually spell it all out but most here already know. The Military Industrial Complex. Follow the money. No war no profits for defense and arms contractors. This is why they do not want Trump in office. He has threatened to pull us out of the wars.

Harris is either lying, too dense to figure out they will not let this happen, or she has not been briefed on who really runs this country. They will do anything they have to keep us in these wars for profit. Not excepting eliminating people if they have to. So if she is serious she has reason to be worried.

In his farewell speech Eisenhower was right...


51 posted on 07/26/2024 3:21:19 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: kiryandil

Because he is POTUS and Kamala is not. He should be the one making the statements


52 posted on 07/26/2024 3:45:08 AM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: doc maverick
... serious concern about some of Israel’s conduct in its unrelenting military campaign in Gaza.

Then send a 'serious' letter to the Gazan leaders so they no longer trigger the Israelis.

53 posted on 07/26/2024 4:17:11 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Deo volente

His going away speech had his eyes locked on something in front of him - rarely blinking.


54 posted on 07/26/2024 4:22:56 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: doc maverick

55 posted on 07/26/2024 4:27:13 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: johniegrad

bingo!


56 posted on 07/26/2024 4:27:55 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ducttape45

...or the NOMINEE!


57 posted on 07/26/2024 4:28:52 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Call on THESE folks to Cease their FIRES in the streets!


58 posted on 07/26/2024 4:30:45 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Let the Mullahs decide what to do with them.

They already have: "Let Israel get rid of them."

59 posted on 07/26/2024 4:31:52 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: RummyChick
Elton John?

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60 posted on 07/26/2024 4:53:21 AM PDT by silent_jonny ("it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening." ~ President Trump 7-14-24)
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